Medical technology availability in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Medical technology availability was 10.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. β² Rising
Medical technology availability in United Kingdom, 2000β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, medical technology availability in United Kingdom stood at 10.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology availability in United Kingdom peaked at 10.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.85 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9.85 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology availability in United Kingdom?
- Medical technology availability in United Kingdom was 10.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest medical technology availability recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 10.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest medical technology availability recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for medical technology availability?
- United Kingdom ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is medical technology availability rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Medical technology availability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.