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 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1.48 million Number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.27 million Number
in 2009
All-time low
891,751 Number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece, 1970–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Greece is 1.48 million Number, 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 Number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 891,751 Number, in 1970.
That places Greece 15th out of 47 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
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 891,751 Number | — |
| 1971 | 918,446 Number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 936,060 Number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 935,489 Number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 922,644 Number | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 936,557 Number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 989,343 Number | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 991,720 Number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.02 million Number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 million Number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million Number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.10 million Number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million Number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.12 million Number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.11 million Number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.13 million Number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.16 million Number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million Number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.23 million Number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million Number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.31 million Number | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.37 million Number | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.40 million Number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.37 million Number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.45 million Number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.46 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.50 million Number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million Number | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.62 million Number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million Number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.78 million Number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.86 million Number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million Number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.01 million Number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million Number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.10 million Number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.16 million Number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.20 million Number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.27 million Number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.20 million Number | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.18 million Number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million Number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million Number | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million Number | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.46 million Number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million Number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million Number | +1.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.48 million Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 826,135 Number, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.48 million Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 million Number, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -26.6% | 2.15 million Number | 1.58 million Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 958,792 Number | 891,751 Number | 1.05 million Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million Number | 1.08 million Number | 1.23 million Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 million Number | 1.24 million Number | 1.62 million Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million Number | 1.73 million Number | 2.27 million Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million Number | 1.46 million Number | 2.20 million Number | 8 |
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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 Number 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 Number 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 Number in 1970.
- How does Greece rank for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care?
- Greece ranks 15th out of 47 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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