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

Greece: Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care was 1.48 million in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.48 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 49 countries
All-time high
2.27 million
in 2009
All-time low
891,751
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017

Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece, 1970–2017

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Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece is 1.48 million, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece peaked at 2.27 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 891,751, in 1970.

That places Greece 15th out of 49 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece, 1970 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1970 891,751 —
1971 918,446 +3.0%
1972 936,060 +1.9%
1973 935,489 -0.1%
1974 922,644 -1.4%
1975 936,557 +1.5%
1976 989,343 +5.6%
1977 991,720 +0.2%
1978 1.02 million +2.5%
1979 1.05 million +3.2%
1980 1.08 million +3.1%
1981 1.09 million +0.7%
1982 1.10 million +1.3%
1983 1.11 million +0.8%
1984 1.12 million +0.8%
1985 1.11 million -0.8%
1986 1.13 million +1.4%
1987 1.16 million +2.5%
1988 1.20 million +3.6%
1989 1.23 million +2.8%
1990 1.24 million +0.8%
1991 1.31 million +5.1%
1992 1.37 million +4.8%
1993 1.40 million +2.0%
1994 1.37 million -1.8%
1995 1.45 million +5.8%
1996 1.46 million +0.7%
1997 1.50 million +2.9%
1998 1.57 million +4.6%
1999 1.62 million +3.1%
2000 1.73 million +6.8%
2001 1.78 million +2.8%
2002 1.86 million +4.2%
2003 1.92 million +3.2%
2004 2.01 million +4.9%
2005 2.06 million +2.4%
2006 2.10 million +2.0%
2007 2.16 million +2.7%
2008 2.20 million +1.8%
2009 2.27 million +3.2%
2010 2.20 million -3.1%
2011 2.18 million -0.9%
2012 2.15 million -1.3%
2013 1.58 million -26.6%
2014 1.50 million -5.0%
2015 1.46 million -2.2%
2016 1.46 million -0.2%
2017 1.48 million +1.5%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 1.48 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 826,135, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 1.48 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 million, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 -26.6% 2.15 million 1.58 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 958,792 891,751 1.05 million 10
1980s 1.13 million 1.08 million 1.23 million 10
1990s 1.43 million 1.24 million 1.62 million 10
2000s 2.01 million 1.73 million 2.27 million 10
2010s 1.75 million 1.46 million 2.20 million 8

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 12 Austria 1.76 million compare
  2. 13 Belgium 1.74 million compare
  3. 14 Czechia 1.72 million compare
  4. 16 Netherlands 1.41 million compare
  5. 16 Netherlands 1.41 million compare
  6. 18 Hungary 1.36 million compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece?
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece was 1.48 million in 2017, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 2.27 million in 2009.
What is the lowest hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 891,751 in 1970.
How does Greece rank for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care?
Greece ranks 15th out of 49 countries with data for 2017.
Is hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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Eurostat
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Coverage
49 places, 1,411 data points, 1970–2024
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