Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Austria

Austria: Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care was 1.76 million Number in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.76 million Number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.22 million Number
in 2008
All-time low
1.60 million Number
in 1989
Years of data
35
1989–2023

Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Austria, 1989–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1989200620231989: 1.6M Number1990: 1.6M Number1991: 1.7M Number1992: 1.7M Number1993: 1.7M Number1994: 1.8M Number1995: 1.8M Number1996: 1.8M Number1997: 1.9M Number1998: 1.9M Number1999: 2.0M Number2000: 2.0M Number2001: 2.0M Number2002: 2.1M Number2003: 2.1M Number2004: 2.1M Number2005: 2.1M Number2006: 2.2M Number2007: 2.2M Number2008: 2.2M Number2009: 2.2M Number2010: 2.2M Number2011: 2.2M Number2012: 2.1M Number2013: 2.1M Number2014: 2.1M Number2015: 2.1M Number2016: 2.1M Number2017: 2.0M Number2018: 2.0M Number2019: 2.0M Number2020: 1.7M Number2021: 1.7M Number2022: 1.7M Number2023: 1.8M Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 1.76 million Number for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Austria peaked at 2.22 million Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million Number, in 1989.

Austria ranks 12th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Austria, 1989 to 2023.
Year Number Change
1989 1.60 million Number
1990 1.64 million Number +2.6%
1991 1.66 million Number +1.2%
1992 1.67 million Number +0.6%
1993 1.70 million Number +1.3%
1994 1.75 million Number +3.4%
1995 1.77 million Number +1.1%
1996 1.80 million Number +1.4%
1997 1.88 million Number +4.7%
1998 1.94 million Number +3.1%
1999 1.98 million Number +2.0%
2000 1.99 million Number +0.8%
2001 2.02 million Number +1.3%
2002 2.05 million Number +1.6%
2003 2.08 million Number +1.3%
2004 2.14 million Number +2.9%
2005 2.15 million Number +0.5%
2006 2.19 million Number +1.6%
2007 2.21 million Number +1.1%
2008 2.22 million Number +0.7%
2009 2.21 million Number -0.5%
2010 2.19 million Number -1.0%
2011 2.18 million Number -0.5%
2012 2.14 million Number -1.7%
2013 2.11 million Number -1.5%
2014 2.10 million Number -0.7%
2015 2.06 million Number -1.8%
2016 2.06 million Number -0.1%
2017 2.03 million Number -1.2%
2018 2.02 million Number -0.5%
2019 1.99 million Number -1.4%
2020 1.68 million Number -16.0%
2021 1.73 million Number +3.2%
2022 1.74 million Number +0.5%
2023 1.76 million Number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.60 million Number 1.60 million Number 1.60 million Number 1
1990s 1.78 million Number 1.64 million Number 1.98 million Number 10
2000s 2.13 million Number 1.99 million Number 2.22 million Number 10
2010s 2.09 million Number 1.99 million Number 2.19 million Number 10
2020s 1.73 million Number 1.68 million Number 1.76 million Number 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 9 Spain 5.28 million Number compare
  2. 10 Romania 3.22 million Number compare
  3. 11 Bulgaria 2.05 million Number compare
  4. 13 Belgium 1.74 million Number compare
  5. 14 Czechia 1.72 million Number compare
  6. 15 Greece 1.48 million Number compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Austria?
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Austria was 1.76 million Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2.22 million Number in 2008.
What is the lowest hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million Number in 1989.
How does Austria rank for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care?
Austria ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
Is hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care
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Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
47 places, 1,389 data points, 1970–2024
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