Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative care - historical data (until 2021) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
19.26 million
Germany
Lowest
2,042
Liechtenstein
Median
854,141
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,266
What the numbers show
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative care - historical data (until 2021) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 19.26 million in Germany; the lowest is 2,042 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 854,141, and the mean is 2.50 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,434.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 85.6%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 42.3%).
Hospital discharges: historical data (until 2021): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 19.26 million | 2018 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 13.62 million | 2019 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 10.75 million | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 8.28 million | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 8.28 million | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 6.24 million | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 6.24 million | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 5.36 million | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 4.25 million | 2020 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 3.71 million | 2019 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 1.99 million | 2019 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 1.88 million | 2019 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.88 million | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 1.62 million | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1.56 million | 2019 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1.56 million | 2019 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 1.46 million | 2015 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 1.33 million | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 1.28 million | 2020 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.10 million | 2019 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 911,401 | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 911,401 | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 854,141 | 2019 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 852,619 | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 852,619 | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 26 | Norway | 818,707 | 2019 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 721,444 | 2009 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 656,131 | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 638,483 | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 638,483 | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 443,652 | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 443,652 | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 275,693 | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 275,693 | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 268,233 | 2019 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 268,233 | 2019 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 170,377 | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 170,377 | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 131,953 | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 131,953 | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 130,677 | 2019 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 42 | Malta | 70,641 | 2019 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 65,005 | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 38,427 | 2019 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 2,042 | 2019 | down 21.8% | rising |