Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative care - historical data (until 2021) by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
19.26 million Number
Germany
Lowest
2,042 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
911,401 Number
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,245
What the numbers show
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative care - historical data (until 2021) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 19.26 million Number in Germany; the lowest is 2,042 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 911,401 Number, and the mean is 2.59 million Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,434.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 85.6%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 42.3%).
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 19.26 million Number | 2018 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 13.62 million Number | 2019 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 10.75 million Number | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 8.28 million Number | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.28 million Number | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 6.24 million Number | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 6.24 million Number | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 5.36 million Number | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 4.25 million Number | 2020 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 3.71 million Number | 2019 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 1.99 million Number | 2019 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 1.88 million Number | 2019 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.88 million Number | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 1.62 million Number | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1.56 million Number | 2019 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1.56 million Number | 2019 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 1.46 million Number | 2015 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 1.33 million Number | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 1.28 million Number | 2020 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.10 million Number | 2019 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 911,401 Number | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 911,401 Number | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 854,141 Number | 2019 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 852,619 Number | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 818,707 Number | 2019 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 721,444 Number | 2009 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 656,131 Number | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 638,483 Number | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 638,483 Number | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 443,652 Number | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 443,652 Number | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 275,693 Number | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 275,693 Number | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 268,233 Number | 2019 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 268,233 Number | 2019 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 170,377 Number | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 170,377 Number | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 131,953 Number | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 130,677 Number | 2019 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 40 | Malta | 70,641 Number | 2019 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 65,005 Number | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 38,427 Number | 2019 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 2,042 Number | 2019 | down 21.8% | rising |