Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Belgium

Belgium: Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data was 63,634 Number in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
63,634 Number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 50 countries
All-time high
74,241 Number
in 1993
All-time low
63,634 Number
in 2021
Years of data
29
1993–2021

Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Belgium, 1993–2021

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1993200720211993: 74.2k Number1994: 72.2k Number1995: 71.5k Number1996: 70.8k Number1997: 70.4k Number1998: 69.8k Number1999: 69.5k Number2000: 68.9k Number2001: 68.1k Number2002: 67.6k Number2003: 67.7k Number2004: 67.6k Number2005: 67.4k Number2006: 67.0k Number2007: 66.6k Number2008: 66.9k Number2009: 66.4k Number2010: 66.6k Number2011: 66.8k Number2012: 66.5k Number2013: 66.1k Number2014: 65.6k Number2015: 65.8k Number2016: 65.3k Number2017: 64.4k Number2018: 64.2k Number2019: 64.0k Number2020: 63.8k Number2021: 63.6k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 63,634 Number for hospital beds by nuts 2 region - historical data in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds by nuts 2 region - historical data in Belgium peaked at 74,241 Number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 63,634 Number, in 2021.

That places Belgium 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2016) in Belgium, 1993 to 2021.
Year Number Change
1993 74,241 Number
1994 72,156 Number -2.8%
1995 71,509 Number -0.9%
1996 70,814 Number -1.0%
1997 70,419 Number -0.6%
1998 69,758 Number -0.9%
1999 69,471 Number -0.4%
2000 68,903 Number -0.8%
2001 68,104 Number -1.2%
2002 67,570 Number -0.8%
2003 67,739 Number +0.3%
2004 67,566 Number -0.3%
2005 67,430 Number -0.2%
2006 67,009 Number -0.6%
2007 66,588 Number -0.6%
2008 66,925 Number +0.5%
2009 66,422 Number -0.8%
2010 66,645 Number +0.3%
2011 66,785 Number +0.2%
2012 66,477 Number -0.5%
2013 66,148 Number -0.5%
2014 65,590 Number -0.8%
2015 65,753 Number +0.2%
2016 65,314 Number -0.7%
2017 64,423 Number -1.4%
2018 64,248 Number -0.3%
2019 63,962 Number -0.4%
2020 63,847 Number -0.2%
2021 63,634 Number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71,195 Number 69,471 Number 74,241 Number 7
2000s 67,426 Number 66,422 Number 68,903 Number 10
2010s 65,534 Number 63,962 Number 66,785 Number 10
2020s 63,740 Number 63,634 Number 63,847 Number 2

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 11 Romania 137,191 Number compare
  2. 12 Czechia 69,490 Number compare
  3. 13 Hungary 65,886 Number compare
  4. 15 Austria 62,873 Number compare
  5. 16 Bulgaria 54,216 Number compare
  6. 17 Netherlands 50,777 Number compare
  7. 17 Netherlands 50,777 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds by nuts 2 region - historical data in Belgium?
Hospital beds by nuts 2 region - historical data in Belgium was 63,634 Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital beds by nuts 2 region - historical data recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 74,241 Number in 1993.
What is the lowest hospital beds by nuts 2 region - historical data recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 63,634 Number in 2021.
How does Belgium rank for hospital beds by nuts 2 region - historical data?
Belgium ranks 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2021.
Is hospital beds by nuts 2 region - historical data rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2016). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2016)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
367 places, 8,390 data points, 1993–2021
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