Hospital discharges: total historical data … day cases 100 in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital discharges: total historical data … day cases 100 was 17,887 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17,887
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
5th
of 33 countries
All-time high
17,887
in 2021
All-time low
8,943
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2021
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 17,887 for hospital discharges by diagnosis and nuts 2 region, day cases, per in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis and nuts 2 region, day cases, per in Belgium peaked at 17,887 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,943, in 2000.
That places Belgium 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Hospital discharges: total historical data … day cases 100 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,943 | — |
| 2001 | 9,835 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 10,586 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 9,341 | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 9,988 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 10,511 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 10,779 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 11,366 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 12,567 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 12,847 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 15,564 | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 15,360 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 15,938 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16,806 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 17,144 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 17,800 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 14,902 | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 17,887 | +20.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 17,887 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,742, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 17,887 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,010, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,676 | 8,943 | 12,847 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,435 | 15,360 | 17,800 | 6 |
| 2020s | 16,394 | 14,902 | 17,887 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 2 Guadeloupe 23,076 compare
- 3 Croatia 19,182 compare
- 3 Croatia 19,182 compare
- 6 United Kingdom 17,197 compare
- 6 United Kingdom 17,197 compare
- 8 Romania 15,853 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges by diagnosis and nuts 2 region, day cases, per in Belgium?
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and nuts 2 region, day cases, per in Belgium was 17,887 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis and nuts 2 region, day cases, per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17,887 in 2021.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis and nuts 2 region, day cases, per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,943 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis and nuts 2 region, day cases, per?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital discharges by diagnosis and nuts 2 region, day cases, per rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 100 000 inhabitants - total - historical data (2000-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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