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 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in Poland, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 7.68 million for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.68 million, in 2020.
That places Poland 6th out of 49 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.33 million | — |
| 2006 | 5.56 million | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 5.43 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.52 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.06 million | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 6.03 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.11 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.25 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.40 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.30 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.67 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.43 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.24 million | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.68 million | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 5.32 million | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 5.58 million | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.68 million | +37.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 7.68 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 826,135, 9.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Poland's 7.68 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 million, 6.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +37.7% | 5.58 million | 7.68 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.58 million | 5.33 million | 6.06 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.33 million | 6.03 million | 6.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 million | 4.68 million | 7.68 million | 4 |
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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 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 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 in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care?
- Poland ranks 6th out of 49 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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