Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) in Spain

Spain: Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) was 37.57 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
37.57 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 37 countries
All-time high
40.56 million
in 2018
All-time low
31.62 million
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021

Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical in Spain, 2015–2021

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M2015201820212015: 31.6M2016: 33.8M2017: 36.3M2018: 40.6M2019: 39.6M2020: 37.1M2021: 37.6M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2021, hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Spain stood at 37.57 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Spain ranks 9th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021) in Spain, 2015 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2015 31.62 million —
2016 33.81 million +6.9%
2017 36.34 million +7.5%
2018 40.56 million +11.6%
2019 39.58 million -2.4%
2020 37.11 million -6.2%
2021 37.57 million +1.2%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 37.57 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.51 million, 5.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 37.57 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.96 million, 5.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 36.38 million 31.62 million 40.56 million 5
2020s 37.34 million 37.11 million 37.57 million 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 6 Italy 46.01 million compare
  2. 7 Poland 39.93 million compare
  3. 7 Poland 39.93 million compare
  4. 10 Romania 19.52 million compare
  5. 11 Czechia 15.96 million compare
  6. 12 Hungary 11.72 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Spain?
Hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Spain was 37.57 million in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 40.56 million in 2018.
What is the lowest hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 31.62 million in 2015.
How does Spain rank for hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical?
Spain ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
Is hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
216 places, 2,675 data points, 1999–2021
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