2017
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Medical Rcts Published
Cumulative number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in high-ranked medical journals. RCTs are the gold standard for medical research, providing the strongest evidence for treatment effectiveness. Counted by country of the first author's institution.
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Medical Rcts Published
Medical Rcts Published
Source: EuropeVersus.com • Our World in Data
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Regional Comparison
🇪🇺
Europe
2017
39,383
🇪🇺
EU-27
2017
28,108
🇺🇸
USA
2017
18,393
🇮🇳
India
2017
370
🇨🇳
China
2017
771
Historical Data
| Year | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇫🇷 France | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇪🇸 Spain | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 🇦🇹 Austria | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 🇬🇷 Greece | 🇫🇮 Finland | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 🇲🇹 Malta | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 🇵🇱 Poland | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 🇷🇴 Romania | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 🇳🇴 Norway | 🇬🇧 UK | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 🇻🇦 Vatican | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇦🇱 Albania | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 🇪🇺 Europe | 🇪🇺 EU-27 | 🇪🇺 Core EU | 💶 Eurozone (Agg) | 🇪🇺 Non-€ EU (Agg) | 🌍 Non-EU Eur (Agg) | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇨🇳 China | 🇮🇳 India |
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| 2017 | 4,415 | 3,900 | 3,608 | 2,020 | 3,453 | 2,197 | 945 | 297 | 168 | 419 | 797 | 87.0 | 83.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 61.0 | 953 | 1,909 | 1,523 | 486 | 392 | 149 | 84.0 | 1,862 | 756 | 8,028 | 45.0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | 1.0 | 113 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 425 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 58.0 | — | 6.0 | — | 18.0 | 1.0 | — | 189 | 39,383 | 28,108 | 17,592 | 22,612 | 5,496 | 10,691 | 18,393 | 771 | 370 |
* = Incomplete data (<70% population coverage) - some countries using forward-filled values from previous years
Visual Comparison
🇪🇺 Europe
39,383
100.0%
🇺🇸 USA
18,393
46.7%
🇮🇳 India
370
🇨🇳 China
771
Key Insights
EUR vs USA
+114.1%
EUR vs IND
+10544.0%
EUR vs CHN
+5008.0%
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HOW EUROPE
IS DEFINED
Transparent, population-weighted calculations for fair comparisons
01
Europe
Includes all 50 European countries:
- — 27 EU member states: Germany, France, Italy, etc.
- — Other European: UK, Switzerland, Norway, etc.
02
Simple Sum
Used for absolute totals across all countries:
- — Step 1: Collect metric for each country
- — Step 2: Add all values together
- — Examples: Total population, total GDP
03
Population-Weighted
Used for per-capita metrics to reflect population size:
- — Step 1: Metric × population per country
- — Step 2: Sum all weighted values
- — Step 3: Divide by total population
Example: GDP/Capita PPP
$48,942
2024
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