Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical in Iceland
Iceland: Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical was 224,343 Number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
224,343 Number
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
35th
of 37 countries
All-time high
311,846 Number
in 1999
All-time low
224,343 Number
in 2019
Years of data
14
1999–2019
Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical in Iceland, 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Iceland is 224,343 Number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Iceland peaked at 311,846 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 224,343 Number, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 35th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 311,846 Number | — |
| 2000 | 309,794 Number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 288,018 Number | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 274,489 Number | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 269,312 Number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 265,403 Number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 275,444 Number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 267,339 Number | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 262,922 Number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 260,870 Number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 233,486 Number | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 242,408 Number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 241,770 Number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 224,343 Number | -7.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 224,343 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.51 million Number, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 224,343 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.96 million Number, 3% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 311,846 Number | 311,846 Number | 311,846 Number | 1 |
| 2000s | 274,843 Number | 260,870 Number | 309,794 Number | 9 |
| 2010s | 235,502 Number | 224,343 Number | 242,408 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 32 Guadeloupe 598,789 Number
- 33 Malta 554,248 Number compare
- 34 Martinique 519,228 Number
- 36 Mayotte 208,893 Number
- 37 Liechtenstein 17,032 Number compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Iceland?
- Hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Iceland was 224,343 Number in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 311,846 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,343 Number in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical?
- Iceland ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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