In 2018, the total number of visits to primary health care is 8,219,771, an average of three contacts per person per year. This number marks an increase by 3.5 % compared to the number of visits during 2017. The average days that a patient stays at the hospital are 5.5 days during 2018, compared to 5.4 days in 2017. Surgical interventions in public hospitals during 2018 are 64,929 marking an increase by 13.0 % compared to 2017.