France vs United Kingdom: Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number

France
16.66 million Number
in 2021
United Kingdom
11.28 million Number
in 2016
France rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
2nd

Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
5.0M10.0M15.0M200020102021

How they compare

France currently reports 16.66 million Number against 11.28 million Number in United Kingdom, a difference of 5.38 million Number.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

France ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 30 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 5.47 million Number 7.07 million Number 1.60 million Number United Kingdom
2010s 7.88 million Number 10.22 million Number 2.33 million Number United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number, France or United Kingdom?
France, at 16.66 million Number against 11.28 million Number in United Kingdom as of 2021.
What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number between France and United Kingdom?
5.38 million Number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number?
France ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number - historical data (1995-2021). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs United Kingdom: Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/hospital-discharges-by-diagnosis-day-cases-total-number-historical-data-1995-2021/france/united-kingdom-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/hospital-discharges-by-diagnosis-day-cases-total-number-historical-data-1995-2021/france/united-kingdom-2/">France vs United Kingdom: Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, day cases, total number - historical data (1995-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 477 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed