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10. Artificial Abortion (cf. table Vla)
1978
During the year 453 artificial abortions took place under the Birth
Control Act. Social indications had been taken into consideration in
325 cases, medical indications in 74 cases and social as well as medical
indications had been taken into consideration in 50 cases.
1979
During the year 549 artificial abortions took place under the Birth
Control Act. Social indications had been taken into consideration in
411 cases, medical indications in 102 cases and social as well as
medical indications had been taken into consideration in 32 cases.
11. Accidents. The rate of deaths by accidents (including suicides) was
in 1978 0.73 and 0.63 in 1979 per 1000 of the whole population.
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Deaths by Suicide Deaths by other Accidents 22 19 23 26 30
(incl. homicides) 128 95 132 130 113
Classification of accidents (external causes) is shown on pp. 72 - 75 .
12. Health Personnel (cf. table I). The total number of licensed doctors
in Iceland was 651 at the end of the year 1978 and 677 at the end of the
year 1979 whereof 468 were resident in Iceland 1978 and 490 1979. The
number of midwives at work was 156 at the end of the year 1978 and 166
1979. Trained nurses at work were 1059 at the end of the year 1978 and
1135 1979. 154 dental surgeons are working in the country 1978 and 167
1979.
13 . Hospitals
1978. The hospitals, large and small, in 1978 numbered 36 in the whole
country with 3198 beds or 14.2 beds per 1000 inhabitants, 25 of these
being general hospitals with 1935 beds or 8.6 beds per 1000 inhabitants.
Admissions were 46427, hospitalization days were 1144613 and the occupancy
rate was 98.1%. The average stay per patient was 24.7 days and 5 days
Per inhabitant.
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