Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) was 10.04 million in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
10.04 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
15th
of 37 countries
All-time high
13.37 million
in 2005
All-time low
9.81 million
in 2020
Years of data
18
2000–2021
Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 10.04 million for hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Belgium peaked at 13.37 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.81 million, in 2020.
That places Belgium 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.87 million | — |
| 2001 | 12.61 million | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.22 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.98 million | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 12.83 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.37 million | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 12.54 million | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 12.41 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.02 million | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 12.83 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.67 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.53 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.33 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.86 million | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.85 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.49 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.81 million | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 10.04 million | +2.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10.04 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.51 million, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10.04 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.96 million, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.77 million | 12.22 million | 13.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.12 million | 11.49 million | 12.67 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.93 million | 9.81 million | 10.04 million | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Belgium?
- Hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Belgium was 10.04 million in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.37 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 million in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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