On the other end of the scale are Hungarians, who are either the most sick of all Europeans or the most hypochondriac of all. According to Eurostat's calculations, the average Hungarian goes to their general practitioner twelve times a year. This is ten more visits on average than Cypriots, who were found to visit doctors most infrequently, with an average of two visits a year.
Luxembourgers can be found between the two extremes, with an average of six visits per year. In terms of the amount of visits, Luxembourg fits neatly in the middle of the most frequent and infrequent visits, but compared to other countries, Luxembourgers tend to schedule doctor's appointments less frequently than fellow Europeans, coming in sixth bottom position. Eurostat specified that the dataset counted appointments as usual appointments with GPs, at-home appointments, or visiting out-patient hospital departments and ambulatory care units.
As for how Luxembourg adds up to its neighbours, French and Belgian residents only visit the doctor marginally more than Luxembourgers. Germans, on the other hand, are most likely to visit the doctor, coming in the top three in Eurostat's ranking.
As reported over the summer, one of the areas that has been subject to prince increases in Luxembourg was doctor's fees, namely both GP fees and specialist fees. In 2000, a GP consultation fee would cost €20, but now costs an average of €46.1 As for specialist doctors, the average price has risen from €20.1 to €43.5 in 2019.
The caveat is clearly that the fees should not be viewed without the understanding of Luxembourg's health system, which reimburses a majority of these fees - 88% for adults and 100% for children and teenagers under 18.
