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Every wonder which countries have the highest number of certified quality systems? Here are the totals by standard and country based on the 2004 survey conducted by the International Standards Organization:

ISO 9001:2000 Quality management systems

  • Italy : 84,485
  • United Kingdom : 50,884
  • Japan : 48,989
  • Spain : 40,971
  • USA : 37,285
  • France : 27,101
  • Germany : 26,654
  • Australia : 17,365
  • India : 12,558

ISO/TS 16949:2002 Quality management systems - Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2000 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations

  • USA : 3 693
  • Germany : 1 043
  • Mexico : 566
  • Spain : 526
  • China : 459
  • Korea, Rep. of : 366
  • United Kingdom : 318
  • Czech Republic : 307
  • Brazil : 299
  • Canada : 258
  • World total 10 056

ISO 13485:2003 - Medical devices - Quality management systems - Requirements for regulatory purposes

  • USA : 770
  • Italy : 638
  • United Kingdom : 548
  • Germany : 177
  • Switzerland : 161
  • France : 147
  • Austria : 70
  • Sweden : 67
  • Canada : 57
  • Israel : 54

These numbers are base on "The ISO Survey - 2004" released by the International Standards Organization and is available in complete form at www.ISO.org