Norway vs Portugal: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports 804,581 Discharges against 711,672 Discharges in Portugal, a difference of 92,909 Discharges.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.
Norway ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 34 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 669,063 Discharges | 860,404 Discharges | 191,341 Discharges | Portugal |
| 2000s | 786,176 Discharges | 953,812 Discharges | 167,636 Discharges | Portugal |
| 2010s | 862,300 Discharges | 893,463 Discharges | 31,163 Discharges | Portugal |
| 2020s | 810,583 Discharges | 750,036 Discharges | 60,547 Discharges | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at 804,581 Discharges against 711,672 Discharges in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between Norway and Portugal?
- 92,909 Discharges, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
- Norway ranks 24th 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.