The table shows data about the average length of time (in minutes) that people of different ages spend in a consultation with family doctors in a number of countries.

The chart gives information about the typical time that patients spend with doctors in various countries, split by

age

group. We can see that the most common trend is for the time to increase consistently with

age

.

For example

, the figure in France more than doubles from 16 to 38

minutes

between the youngest and oldest people.

Likewise

, the USA figure rises from 13 to 31, the UK from 9 to 21, and Italy from 17 to 29. These are all substantial increases. Chile has a consistent but much slighter climb, from 32 to 39

minutes

. Brazil

also

shows a rise,

although

after

age

60 there is a decline from 26

minutes

to an eventual 20. India has a more marked rise and fall, peaking at 21

minutes

for people aged 40 to 60, declining to 11

minutes

for 70 plus. Two countries are exceptions. Japan fluctuates across the

age

groups, between 12 and 16

minutes

. Kenya declines steadily as

age

increases, from 15

minutes

for the youngest to 10

minutes

for the oldest people.

Overall

, time spent with doctors generally increases with

age

, except in Japan and Kenya.