This statistic displays the number of consultations for the ten leading minor ailments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Back pain was the leading ailment, ranked by number of consultations with approximately 8.4 million consultations. This was followed by dermatitis and heartburn and indigestion with 6.8 million consultations each. According to the source, the leading 10 ailments listed were responsible for 75 percent of consultation costs and 85 percent of prescription costs.
Number of consultations for leading minor ailments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
(in millions)
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Proprietary Association of Great Britain. (May 1, 2016). Number of consultations for leading minor ailments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/720178/minor-ailments-number-of-consultations-united-kingdom-uk/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. "Number of consultations for leading minor ailments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in millions)." Chart. May 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/720178/minor-ailments-number-of-consultations-united-kingdom-uk/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. (2016). Number of consultations for leading minor ailments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/720178/minor-ailments-number-of-consultations-united-kingdom-uk/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. "Number of Consultations for Leading Minor Ailments in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/720178/minor-ailments-number-of-consultations-united-kingdom-uk/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain, Number of consultations for leading minor ailments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/720178/minor-ailments-number-of-consultations-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Number of consultations for leading minor ailments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in millions) [Graph], Proprietary Association of Great Britain, May 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/720178/minor-ailments-number-of-consultations-united-kingdom-uk/
