Portugal vs Spain: Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, per 100 000 inhabitants

Portugal
8,247 Per hundred thousand inhabitants
in 2021
Spain
9,962 Per hundred thousand inhabitants
in 2021
Portugal rank
9th
Spain rank
8th

Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, per 100 000 inhabitants over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199520082021

How they compare

Spain currently reports 9,962 Per hundred thousand inhabitants against 8,247 Per hundred thousand inhabitants in Portugal, a difference of 1,715 Per hundred thousand inhabitants.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 30 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 8,315 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 8,811 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 495.77 Per hundred thousand inhabitants Spain
2020s 7,697 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 9,270 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 1,573 Per hundred thousand inhabitants Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, per 100 000 inhabitants, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 9,962 Per hundred thousand inhabitants against 8,247 Per hundred thousand inhabitants in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, per 100 000 inhabitants between Portugal and Spain?
1,715 Per hundred thousand inhabitants, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, per 100 000 inhabitants?
Portugal ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, per 100 000 inhabitants - historical data (1995-2021). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, per 100 000 inhabitants - historical data (1995-2021)
Unit
Per hundred thousand inhabitants
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 474 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed