Chile vs Switzerland: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories

Chile
1.67 million Discharges
in 2024
Switzerland
1.43 million Discharges
in 2024
Chile rank
18th
Switzerland rank
21st

Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time

  • Chile
  • Switzerland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200120122024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.67 million Discharges against 1.43 million Discharges in Switzerland, a difference of 241,620 Discharges.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 34 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.63 million Discharges 1.21 million Discharges 412,821 Discharges Chile
2010s 1.65 million Discharges 1.33 million Discharges 320,834 Discharges Chile
2020s 1.53 million Discharges 1.39 million Discharges 149,268 Discharges Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, Chile or Switzerland?
Chile, at 1.67 million Discharges against 1.43 million Discharges in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between Chile and Switzerland?
241,620 Discharges, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
Chile ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chile vs Switzerland: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/hospital-discharges-by-diagnostic-categories/chile/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/hospital-discharges-by-diagnostic-categories/chile/switzerland/">Chile vs Switzerland: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Unit
Discharges
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 1,040 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.