Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative was 8.28 million Number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative in United Kingdom, 2001–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2018, hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative in United Kingdom stood at 8.28 million Number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative in United Kingdom peaked at 8.28 million Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.44 million Number, in 2001.
United Kingdom ranks 4th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.44 million Number | — |
| 2002 | 6.66 million Number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.91 million Number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.40 million Number | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 7.49 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.45 million Number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.49 million Number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.97 million Number | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 8.03 million Number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.06 million Number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.07 million Number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.09 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.08 million Number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.07 million Number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.19 million Number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.22 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.24 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.28 million Number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.32 million Number | 6.44 million Number | 8.03 million Number | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.14 million Number | 8.06 million Number | 8.28 million Number | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More health data for United Kingdom
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 167,589 Number (2017)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.9 Rate (2018)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.3 Year (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 2,817 Number (2018)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 196,784 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 167,589 Number (2017)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 3,191 Number (2018)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.21 Rate (2018)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 11.28 million Number (2016)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 6.18 million Number (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative in United Kingdom?
- Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative in United Kingdom was 8.28 million Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 million Number in 2018.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.44 million Number in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom rank for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2018.
- Is hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative care - historical data (until 2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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