Costa Rica vs Portugal: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 711,672 Discharges against 207,419 Discharges in Costa Rica, a difference of 504,253 Discharges.
That makes Portugal's figure about 3.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th of 34 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 291,987 Discharges | 881,130 Discharges | 589,143 Discharges | Portugal |
| 2000s | 285,519 Discharges | 953,812 Discharges | 668,293 Discharges | Portugal |
| 2010s | 267,508 Discharges | 893,463 Discharges | 625,955 Discharges | Portugal |
| 2020s | 210,406 Discharges | 750,036 Discharges | 539,630 Discharges | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 711,672 Discharges against 207,419 Discharges in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 504,253 Discharges, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.