[Utilization of medical services].

About 90% of all Germans are seeing their doctor at least once a year. Half of the population has consulted a doctor during the past four weeks. More than 95% of the patients have been satisfied with these consultations. On average, a medical practitioner was consulted 11 times a year. Half of the consultations were caused by 20% of population. In most cases, dentists and general practitioners are contacted. More than 90% of the members of the german official health insurance system (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) have a family doctor already today. Annually, 12 working days are lost for illness. The average duration of a stay in hospital is rising with age, from 6 days for the youngest to 28 days for the oldest. For 2/3 of cures, the duration was 4 weeks.