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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative care - historical data (until 2021)
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Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 1,245 data points, 1970–2021
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