Italy vs Spain: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.04 million Discharges against 4.98 million Discharges in Spain, a difference of 1.06 million Discharges.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 7th and Spain ranks 8th of 34 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.03 million Discharges | 4.65 million Discharges | 4.38 million Discharges | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.34 million Discharges | 4.76 million Discharges | 2.58 million Discharges | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.82 million Discharges | 4.67 million Discharges | 1.15 million Discharges | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 6.04 million Discharges against 4.98 million Discharges in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between Italy and Spain?
- 1.06 million Discharges, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
- Italy ranks 7th 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.