Hospital days of in-patients - historical data in Netherlands

Netherlands: Hospital days of in-patients - historical data was 6.09 million Number in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
6.09 million Number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
11.83 million Number
in 2002
All-time low
5.99 million Number
in 2020
Years of data
15
2002–2021

Hospital days of in-patients - historical data in Netherlands, 2002–2021

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2002201120212002: 11.8M Number2003: 11.7M Number2004: 11.7M Number2005: 11.6M Number2006: 11.5M Number2007: 11.3M Number2008: 11.3M Number2009: 11.1M Number2010: 11.0M Number2011: 10.8M Number2012: 10.3M Number2018: 6.9M Number2019: 6.7M Number2020: 6.0M Number2021: 6.1M Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2021, hospital days of in-patients - historical data in Netherlands stood at 6.09 million Number.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital days of in-patients - historical data in Netherlands peaked at 11.83 million Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.99 million Number, in 2020.

That places Netherlands 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Hospital days of in-patients - historical data in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Hospital days of in-patients - historical data (1995-2021) in Netherlands, 2002 to 2021.
Year Number Change
2002 11.83 million Number
2003 11.74 million Number -0.7%
2004 11.67 million Number -0.6%
2005 11.59 million Number -0.7%
2006 11.49 million Number -0.8%
2007 11.31 million Number -1.6%
2008 11.26 million Number -0.5%
2009 11.11 million Number -1.3%
2010 11.04 million Number -0.7%
2011 10.78 million Number -2.3%
2012 10.34 million Number -4.1%
2018 6.92 million Number -33.0%
2019 6.73 million Number -2.8%
2020 5.99 million Number -10.9%
2021 6.09 million Number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.50 million Number 11.11 million Number 11.83 million Number 8
2010s 9.16 million Number 6.73 million Number 11.04 million Number 5
2020s 6.04 million Number 5.99 million Number 6.09 million Number 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 17 Portugal 6.41 million Number compare
  2. 18 Slovakia 6.13 million Number compare
  3. 18 Slovakia 6.13 million Number compare
  4. 20 Netherlands 6.09 million Number compare
  5. 22 Finland 5.78 million Number compare
  6. 23 Lithuania 5.08 million Number compare
  7. 23 Lithuania 5.08 million Number compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital days of in-patients - historical data in Netherlands?
Hospital days of in-patients - historical data in Netherlands was 6.09 million Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital days of in-patients - historical data recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 11.83 million Number in 2002.
What is the lowest hospital days of in-patients - historical data recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 5.99 million Number in 2020.
How does Netherlands rank for hospital days of in-patients - historical data?
Netherlands ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is hospital days of in-patients - historical data rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital days of in-patients - historical data (1995-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hospital days of in-patients - historical data (1995-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 590 data points, 1995–2021
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