France vs Japan: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16.12 million Discharges against 10.71 million Discharges in France, a difference of 5.41 million Discharges.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times France's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.46 million Discharges | 13.22 million Discharges | 1.76 million Discharges | Japan |
| 2000s | 11.00 million Discharges | 13.38 million Discharges | 2.38 million Discharges | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.45 million Discharges | 15.63 million Discharges | 4.18 million Discharges | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.71 million Discharges | 15.83 million Discharges | 5.13 million Discharges | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 16.12 million Discharges against 10.71 million Discharges in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between France and Japan?
- 5.41 million Discharges, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
- France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th 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.