Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) in Iceland
Iceland: Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) was 224,343 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical in Iceland, 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Iceland is 224,343, 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 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 224,343, 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: total historical data (1999-2021) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 311,846 | — |
| 2000 | 309,794 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 288,018 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 274,489 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 269,312 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 265,403 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 275,444 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 267,339 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 262,922 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 260,870 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 233,486 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 242,408 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 241,770 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 224,343 | -7.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 224,343 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.51 million, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 224,343 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.96 million, 3% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 311,846 | 311,846 | 311,846 | 1 |
| 2000s | 274,843 | 260,870 | 309,794 | 9 |
| 2010s | 235,502 | 224,343 | 242,408 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 32 Guadeloupe 598,789
- 33 Malta 554,248 compare
- 34 Martinique 519,228
- 36 Mayotte 208,893
- 37 Liechtenstein 17,032 compare
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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 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 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 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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