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Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 100 000 inhabitants - total - historical data (2000-2021) by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
29,269 Per hundred thousand inhabitants
Bulgaria
Lowest
5,643 Per hundred thousand inhabitants
Liechtenstein
Median
14,510 Per hundred thousand inhabitants
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
2,539

What the numbers show

Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 100 000 inhabitants - total - historical data (2000-2021) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 29,269 Per hundred thousand inhabitants in Bulgaria; the lowest is 5,643 Per hundred thousand inhabitants in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 14,510 Per hundred thousand inhabitants, and the mean is 14,259 Per hundred thousand inhabitants.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 147.2%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 51.4%).

Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 29,269 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 up 9.7% rising
2 Lithuania 23,230 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2016 up 6.9% flat
2 Lithuania 23,230 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2016 up 6.9% flat
4 Germany 21,790 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 10.3% rising
5 Türkiye 16,786 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2016 up 59.1% rising
6 Switzerland 16,545 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 2.5% rising
7 France 16,515 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 2.0% flat
8 Guadeloupe 16,236 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 — flat
9 Czechia 15,909 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 21.2% falling
10 Slovakia 15,480 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 down 17.3% falling
10 Slovakia 15,480 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 down 17.3% falling
12 Norway 15,448 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 11.9% flat
13 Martinique 15,415 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 — flat
14 Belgium 15,113 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 11.0% flat
15 Slovenia 15,100 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 13.5% rising
15 Slovenia 15,100 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 13.5% rising
17 Malta 14,559 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2019 up 147.2% rising
18 Poland 14,510 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 up 62.9% rising
18 Poland 14,510 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 up 62.9% rising
20 Denmark 14,492 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2016 down 9.6% falling
21 Finland 14,368 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 15.1% falling
22 Romania 13,212 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 39.0% falling
23 Sweden 13,012 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 19.9% falling
24 Croatia 13,007 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 down 16.4% rising
24 Croatia 13,007 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2020 down 16.4% rising
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12,770 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2016 up 3.1% flat
26 United Kingdom 12,770 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2016 up 3.1% flat
28 Hungary 12,455 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 39.4% falling
29 Mayotte 12,079 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 — falling
30 Iceland 10,608 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2019 down 24.9% falling
31 Spain 9,519 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 6.8% falling
32 Italy 9,161 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2018 down 35.9% falling
33 Cyprus 7,980 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2018 up 0.0% flat
34 Netherlands 7,779 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 36.3% falling
34 Netherlands 7,779 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 36.3% falling
36 Portugal 7,702 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 down 51.4% falling
37 Liechtenstein 5,643 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2021 up 5.6% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 100 000 inhabitants - total - historical data (2000-2021)
Unit
Per hundred thousand inhabitants
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
213 places, 2,539 data points, 2000–2021
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