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

Poland: Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care was 7.68 million Number in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.68 million Number
Change on year
up 37.7%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
7.68 million Number
in 2023
All-time low
4.68 million Number
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Poland, 2005–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2005201420232005: 5.3M Number2006: 5.6M Number2007: 5.4M Number2008: 5.5M Number2009: 6.1M Number2010: 6.0M Number2011: 6.1M Number2012: 6.1M Number2013: 6.2M Number2014: 6.4M Number2015: 6.3M Number2016: 6.7M Number2017: 6.8M Number2018: 6.4M Number2019: 6.2M Number2020: 4.7M Number2021: 5.3M Number2022: 5.6M Number2023: 7.7M Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2023, hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Poland stood at 7.68 million Number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Poland peaked at 7.68 million Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.68 million Number, in 2020.

That places Poland 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Poland, 2005 to 2023.
Year Number Change
2005 5.33 million Number
2006 5.56 million Number +4.4%
2007 5.43 million Number -2.3%
2008 5.52 million Number +1.6%
2009 6.06 million Number +9.9%
2010 6.03 million Number -0.6%
2011 6.11 million Number +1.4%
2012 6.14 million Number +0.5%
2013 6.25 million Number +1.7%
2014 6.40 million Number +2.5%
2015 6.30 million Number -1.5%
2016 6.67 million Number +5.8%
2017 6.75 million Number +1.3%
2018 6.43 million Number -4.8%
2019 6.24 million Number -2.9%
2020 4.68 million Number -25.0%
2021 5.32 million Number +13.6%
2022 5.58 million Number +4.9%
2023 7.68 million Number +37.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Poland 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
2023 +37.7% 5.58 million Number 7.68 million Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.58 million Number 5.33 million Number 6.06 million Number 5
2010s 6.33 million Number 6.03 million Number 6.75 million Number 10
2020s 5.82 million Number 4.68 million Number 7.68 million Number 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 France 9.20 million Number compare
  2. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.13 million Number compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom 8.13 million Number compare
  4. 6 Poland 7.68 million Number compare
  5. 8 Italy 5.59 million Number compare
  6. 9 Spain 5.28 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 Poland?
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Poland was 7.68 million Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 7.68 million Number in 2023.
What is the lowest hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.68 million Number in 2020.
How does Poland rank for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care?
Poland ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
Is hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care
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Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,389 data points, 1970–2024
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