Country | Average Radiologist Salary | Radiologist/Practice Pays for Insurance | Average Insurance Premium | Radiology Malpractice Rate | Representative Radiologist Sued for Malpractice | Fear of Being Sueda | Practices Defensive Medicinea | Malpractice Affects Practicea |
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Africa | ||||||||
Egypt | $50,000 | No | Null | 5% | No | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Americas | ||||||||
Argentina | $37,000 | Yes | $1200 | 5% | Yes | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Brazil | $130,000 | Yes | $560 | 1% | No | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Canada | $300,000 | No | $3000 | 5% | Yes | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Chile | $120,000 | Yes | $1000 | 10% | Yes | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Guatemala | $35,000 | No | Null | 1% | No | 1 | 1 | 1 |
United States | $340,000 | Yes | $21,000 | 46% | No | 4 | 4 | Null |
Asia | ||||||||
Indonesia | $60,000 | Yes | $300 | 0% | Yes | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Japan | $100,000 | Yes | $70 | 1% | Yes | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Malaysia | $190,000 | Yes | $8400 | 0% | No | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Philippines | $21,000 | No | Null | 2% | No | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Singapore | $200,000 | Yes | $1750 | 5% | Yes | 3 | 3 | 3 |
South Korea | $200,000 | Yes | $5000 | 3% | Yes | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Sri Lanka | $12,000 | No | Null | 0% | No | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Taiwan | $120,000 | Yes | $600 | 3% | Yes | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Australia/Oceania | ||||||||
Australia | $450,000 | Yes | $5000 | 5% | No | 2 | 2 | 2 |
New Zealand | $240,000 | Yes | $1300 | 0.1% | No | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Europe | ||||||||
Belgium | $300,000 | No | Null | 1% | No | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Bosnia/Herzegovina | $17,000 | No | Null | 2% | No | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Croatia | $25,000 | No | Null | 2% | Null | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Cyprus | $84,000 | Yes | Null | 5% | Yes | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Denmark | $100,000 | No | Null | 10% | Yes | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Finland | $100,000 | No | Null | 1% | No | 1 | 2 | 2 |
France | $180,000 | Yes | $1360 | 5% | Yes | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Germany | $300,000 | Yes | $1670 | 30% | Yes | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Greece | $30,000 | No | $750 | 1% | No | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Ireland | $235,000 | Yes | $8000 | 35% | No | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Italy | $300,000 | Yes | $3000 | 50% | Yes | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Lithuania | $14,000 | No | Null | 3% | No | 3 | 4 | 4 |
The Netherlands | $165,000 | No | Null | 1% | No | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Norway | $200,000 | Yes | $70 | 1% | Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Portugal | $150,000 | Yes | $2000 | 1% | Yes | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Spain | $65,000 | Yes | $550 | 10% | Yes | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Sweden | $130,000 | No | $550 | 10% | Yes | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Turkey | $40,000 | Yes | $300 | 3% | No | 3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
United Kingdom | $175,000 | Yes | $1700 | 2% | No | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Middle East | ||||||||
Iran | $36,000 | Yes | $400 | 4% | Yes | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Iraq | $19,200 | No | Null | 0% | Yes | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Israel | $72,000 | Yes | $330 | 2% | No | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Lebanon | $120,000 | Yes | $200 | 1% | Yes | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Saudi Arabia | $300,000 | Yes | $8500 | 10% | Yes | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Note:—Null indicates no response/not applicable.
↵a 1 = never, 2 = rarely, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often, 5 = always.