Australia vs Spain: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.98 million Discharges against 4.72 million Discharges in Australia, a difference of 257,830 Discharges.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th of 34 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.95 million Discharges | 4.17 million Discharges | 1.22 million Discharges | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.26 million Discharges | 4.64 million Discharges | 1.38 million Discharges | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.26 million Discharges | 4.76 million Discharges | 500,400 Discharges | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.59 million Discharges | 4.67 million Discharges | 81,766 Discharges | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.98 million Discharges against 4.72 million Discharges in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between Australia and Spain?
- 257,830 Discharges, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
- Australia ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital. The list of diagnostic categories is based on the International Shortlist for Hospital Morbidity Tabulation (ISHMT). Click here to see the complete shortlist with ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.