Changes in Medical Technology Availability in Europe Between 2000 and 2020
Author(s)
Cordula Azucséna Guzicki, BSc1, Diána Elmer, BSc, MSc, PhD1, Imre Boncz, MSc, PhD, MD1, Tímea Csákvári, BSc, MSc, PhD1, Zsuzsanna Kívés, BSc, MSc, PhD1, Róbert Pónusz, BSc, MSc, PhD1, Árpád Antal, JD1, István Ágoston, JD, PhD2.
1Institute for Health Insurance, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 2Institution of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
1Institute for Health Insurance, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 2Institution of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the research is to examine the changes in the availability of medical technology in European OECD countries between 2000 and 2020.
METHODS: For the analysis, data were derived from the OECD Health Statistics database for the period 2000-2020 for the following medical technology equipment: CT, MRI, PET, Gamma camera, mammography, radiation therapy. The European OECD countries were grouped by geographical location (Western Europe (WE), Eastern Europe (EE)) and compared with parametric and non-parametric statistical tests. Regression analysis was also used to examine regional inequalities.
RESULTS: Between 2000 and 2020, the average number of CT and MRI scanners increased from 7.0 to 23.1/ 1,000,000 (increase by 3.3. times) and from 1.2 to 12.1/1,000,000 (increase by 10.1 times) in EE, from 17.3 to 29.3 (increase by 1.7 times) and from 7.6 to 21.8/1,000,000 (increase by 2.9 times) in WE, respectively. The average number of PET scanners has risen from 0.3 to 3.0/1,000,000 (increase by 10.0 times) in WE and from 0.1 to 1.3/1,000,000 (increase by 13.0 times) in EE. The number of mammography and radiation therapy in EE increased from 9.8 to 18.3 and from 5.4 to 7.2/1,000,000 (increase by 87.0% and 33.0 %), from 15.6 to 26.4 and from 7.6 to 9.4/1,000,000 (increase by 69.0 % and 24.0 %) in WE, while the number of gamma cameras decreased from 8.1 to 5.0 and from 13.6 to 10.1 (decrease by 38.0 % and 26.0 %.) We found significant differences in the number of MRI scanners between 2000 and 2020 and in the number of gamma cameras between 2005 and 2020 between the two geographical regions.
CONCLUSIONS: The rate of growth in use of medical technology is higher in EE, but since WE starts from a much wider base, catching up is possible in the long run.
METHODS: For the analysis, data were derived from the OECD Health Statistics database for the period 2000-2020 for the following medical technology equipment: CT, MRI, PET, Gamma camera, mammography, radiation therapy. The European OECD countries were grouped by geographical location (Western Europe (WE), Eastern Europe (EE)) and compared with parametric and non-parametric statistical tests. Regression analysis was also used to examine regional inequalities.
RESULTS: Between 2000 and 2020, the average number of CT and MRI scanners increased from 7.0 to 23.1/ 1,000,000 (increase by 3.3. times) and from 1.2 to 12.1/1,000,000 (increase by 10.1 times) in EE, from 17.3 to 29.3 (increase by 1.7 times) and from 7.6 to 21.8/1,000,000 (increase by 2.9 times) in WE, respectively. The average number of PET scanners has risen from 0.3 to 3.0/1,000,000 (increase by 10.0 times) in WE and from 0.1 to 1.3/1,000,000 (increase by 13.0 times) in EE. The number of mammography and radiation therapy in EE increased from 9.8 to 18.3 and from 5.4 to 7.2/1,000,000 (increase by 87.0% and 33.0 %), from 15.6 to 26.4 and from 7.6 to 9.4/1,000,000 (increase by 69.0 % and 24.0 %) in WE, while the number of gamma cameras decreased from 8.1 to 5.0 and from 13.6 to 10.1 (decrease by 38.0 % and 26.0 %.) We found significant differences in the number of MRI scanners between 2000 and 2020 and in the number of gamma cameras between 2005 and 2020 between the two geographical regions.
CONCLUSIONS: The rate of growth in use of medical technology is higher in EE, but since WE starts from a much wider base, catching up is possible in the long run.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2025-11, ISPOR Europe 2025, Glasgow, Scotland
Value in Health, Volume 28, Issue S2
Code
MT8
Topic
Epidemiology & Public Health, Health Policy & Regulatory, Medical Technologies
Disease
No Additional Disease & Conditions/Specialized Treatment Areas