Table 2

Ratio of consultation fee compared with haemoglobin A1c and brain imaging fee

AustraliaBelgiumCanada (British Columbia)Canada (Manitoba)Canada
(Ontario)
FranceGermanyJapanKoreaTaiwanUSA
hemoglobin (HgB) A1C/consultation fee0.430.300.070.090.271.250.680.580.860.09
Brain CT/consultation fee6.61NA4.23.773.855.8015.6227.368.6819.492.14
Brain MR/consultation fee10.416.4811.09.8510.049.4633.7424.7227.7449.154.17
No of CT unit* per million population70.252414.8214.8214.8218.2435.1111.54017.9242
No of MR unit per* million population14.811.510.110.110.115.434.555.23210.634.5
No of CT exam/1000* population140.9205144144144199145230.8249111.6220
No of MR exam/1000* population51986262621231451127438.882
  • *For Canada, country level data are shown for each province.

  • NA, not available.