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
Bulgaria
Lowest
5,643
Liechtenstein
Median
14,510
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
2,551
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 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 5,643 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,510, and the mean is 14,259.
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: total historical data … in-patients 100: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 29,269 | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 23,230 | 2016 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 2 | Lithuania | 23,230 | 2016 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 21,790 | 2021 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 16,786 | 2016 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 16,545 | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 7 | France | 16,515 | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 8 | Guadeloupe | 16,236 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 15,909 | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 15,480 | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 15,480 | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 12 | Norway | 15,448 | 2021 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 13 | Martinique | 15,415 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 15,113 | 2021 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 15,100 | 2021 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 15,100 | 2021 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 14,559 | 2019 | up 147.2% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 14,510 | 2021 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 14,510 | 2021 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 14,492 | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 14,368 | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 13,212 | 2021 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 13,012 | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 13,007 | 2020 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 13,007 | 2020 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 12,770 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 12,770 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 12,455 | 2021 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 29 | Mayotte | 12,079 | 2021 | — | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 10,608 | 2019 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 9,519 | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 32 | Italy | 9,161 | 2018 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 7,980 | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Netherlands | 7,779 | 2021 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 7,779 | 2021 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 36 | Portugal | 7,702 | 2021 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 5,643 | 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.
- Yuzhen tsentralen 37,415
- Yugozapaden 33,020
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 28,478
- Severozapaden 28,420
- Saarland 26,500
- Bremen 25,775
- Thüringen 25,130
- Yugoiztochen 25,001
- Hamburg 24,376
- Sachsen-Anhalt 23,689
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 23,360
- Severen tsentralen 22,764
- Sachsen 22,122
- Bourgogne (NUTS 2013) 21,716
- Limousin (NUTS 2013) 21,324
- Schleswig-Holstein 21,316
- Bayern 21,227
- Bucureşti-Ilfov 21,165
- Hessen 21,109
- Rheinland-Pfalz 20,808
- Niedersachsen 20,538
- Berlin 20,532
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais (NUTS 2013) 20,509
- Lorraine (NUTS 2013) 20,380
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (NUTS 2013) 20,358
- Brandenburg 20,314
- Auvergne (NUTS 2013) 20,274
- Basse-Normandie (NUTS 2013) 20,122
- Picardie (NUTS 2013) 20,061
- Poitou-Charentes (NUTS 2013) 19,534
- Champagne-Ardenne (NUTS 2013) 19,507
- Midi-Pyrénées (NUTS 2013) 19,431
- Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) 19,340
- Nordwestschweiz 19,332
- Corse (NUTS 2013) 19,329
- Baden-Württemberg 19,263
- Languedoc-Roussillon (NUTS 2013) 19,255
- Bourgogne 19,129
- Severoiztochen 19,124
- Franche-Comté (NUTS 2013) 19,060