Accessibility to hospitals in Europe: The situation in rural and urban areas

Monday, Apr 21, 2025

Il Sole 24 Ore

Eurostat data shows 83.2% of EU residents were within a short drive to a hospital in 2023.

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Eurostat analysis, combining resident data and hospital locations, shows that in 2023, 83.2% of EU inhabitants were within a fifteen-minute drive of a healthcare facility, indicating they were neither too close nor too far for emergency access. This statistic was calculated using Eurostat’s “TomTom Multinet” method, considering population density and hospital locations.

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