Estimated number of centres, home mechanical ventilation users and prevalence#
| Estimated | Actual | Response rate % | |||||
| Centres | Users | Prevalence¶ | Centres | Users | Centres | Users | |
| Austria | 8 | 300 | 3.8 | 7 | 508 | 88 | 100+ |
| Belgium | 23 | 500 | 5 | 17 | 501 | 74 | 100 |
| Denmark | 2 | 500 | 9.6 | 2 | 503 | 100 | 100 |
| Finland | 20 | 450 | 8.7 | 16 | 121 | 80 | 27 |
| France§ | 50 | 10000 | 17 | 58 | 6338 | 100+ | 63 |
| Germany | 54 | 5000 | 6.5 | 22 | 4220 | 41 | 84 |
| Greece | 12 | 70 | 0.6 | 5 | 122 | 42 | 100+ |
| Ireland | 15 | 155 | 3.4 | 14 | 155 | 93 | 100 |
| Italy | 70 | 2200 | 3.9 | 44 | 1928 | 63 | 88 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 900 | 5.6 | 9 | 918 | 100+ | 100+ |
| Norway | 38 | 350 | 7.8 | 17 | 377 | 45 | 100+ |
| Poland | 8 | 40 | 0.1 | 17 | 46 | 100+ | 100+ |
| Portugal | 39 | 933 | 9.3 | 20 | 801 | 51 | 86 |
| Spain | 35 | 2500 | 6.3 | 15 | 1400 | 43 | 56 |
| Sweden | 65 | 900 | 10 | 17 | 746 | 26 | 83 |
| UK | 40 | 2320 | 4.1 | 47 | 2842 | 100+ | 100+ |
| All countries | 483 | 27118 | 6.6 | 329 | 21526 | 62 | 79 |
Data are presented as n, unless otherwise indicated. #: actual numbers in completed surveys and estimated percentage response rates; ¶: prevalence per 100,000 of the population; +: actual percentage response is >100%, but 100% used as maximum so as not to spuriously elevate the overall response rate; §: France's estimated number of centres includes the number of Associations plus known large prescribing hospitals.