Higher-level services for health care and nursing 2)
22 186
26 596
30 842
40 756
46 219
48 435
49 294
50 808
51 524
Nursing assistants 3)
.
.
.
.
11 148
9 868
9 773
9 335
9 721
Higher-level medical and technical services
3 445
4 613
5 896
7 563
8 893
10 461
10 704
11 205
11 315
Specialist medical and technical services
910
1 211
1 260
1 769
1 920
2 037
2 109
1 896
1 869
Auxiliary medical care services
13 114
14 186
17 003
17 741
5 348
4 191
4 109
4 642
4 122
Midwives
826
781
801
1 030
1 073
1 139
1 198
1 237
1 271
Physicians
.
.
.
.
17 445
19 009
19 295
19 759
20 318
S: Federal Ministery for Health, Family and Youth. Compiled on 18 December 2007. 1) Compiled on 31 December of the reporting year. - 2) Since 2004 cardiological services are included. - 3) According to data delivery of Federal Ministery for Health, Family and Youth nursing assistants can be separeted only since 1998 (before included in auxiliary medical care services).