Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, total number - total - historical data (2000-2021) by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
18.13 million Number
Germany
Lowest
2,211 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
1.03 million Number
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
2,648
What the numbers show
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, total number - total - historical data (2000-2021) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 18.13 million Number in Germany; the lowest is 2,211 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.03 million Number, and the mean is 2.87 million Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,199.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 201.0%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 52.7%).
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 18.13 million Number | 2021 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 13.31 million Number | 2016 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 3 | France | 11.19 million Number | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.38 million Number | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 8.38 million Number | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 5.54 million Number | 2020 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 5.48 million Number | 2021 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 5.48 million Number | 2021 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 4.51 million Number | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 2.53 million Number | 2021 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 2.01 million Number | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 1.75 million Number | 2021 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 1.69 million Number | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1.44 million Number | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1.36 million Number | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1.36 million Number | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 1.36 million Number | 2021 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 1.21 million Number | 2021 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 845,040 Number | 2020 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 845,040 Number | 2020 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 21 | Norway | 835,501 Number | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 830,085 Number | 2016 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 23 | Finland | 796,148 Number | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 795,278 Number | 2021 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 666,290 Number | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 666,290 Number | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 526,439 Number | 2020 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 27 | Croatia | 526,439 Number | 2020 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 318,325 Number | 2021 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 318,325 Number | 2021 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 73,387 Number | 2019 | up 201.0% | rising |
| 32 | Guadeloupe | 66,240 Number | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Martinique | 54,587 Number | 2021 | — | flat |
| 34 | Iceland | 38,250 Number | 2019 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 35 | Mayotte | 35,474 Number | 2021 | — | rising |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 2,211 Number | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 4.19 million Number
- Bayern 2.79 million Number
- Baden-Württemberg 2.14 million Number
- Bassin Parisien (NUTS 2013) 1.92 million Number
- Ile de France 1.78 million Number
- Niedersachsen 1.65 million Number
- Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 1.44 million Number
- Este 1.44 million Number
- Méditerranée (NUTS 2013) 1.38 million Number
- Hessen 1.33 million Number
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 1.27 million Number
- Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) 1.20 million Number
- Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 1.20 million Number
- Rhône-Alpes 1.09 million Number
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (NUTS 2013) 1.03 million Number
- Lombardia 950,316 Number
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 939,129 Number
- Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 929,760 Number
- Sachsen 895,925 Number
- Rheinland-Pfalz 853,644 Number
- Cataluña 840,559 Number
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais (NUTS 2013) 837,847 Number
- Sur 817,453 Number
- Berlin 753,673 Number
- Nord-Pas de Calais 736,219 Number
- Yugozapaden 686,117 Number
- Pays de la Loire (NUTS 2013) 655,927 Number
- Andalucía 655,486 Number
- Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) 648,454 Number
- Comunidad de Madrid 633,133 Number
- Bretagne (NUTS 2013) 628,711 Number
- Schleswig-Holstein 621,671 Number
- Pays de la Loire 603,662 Number
- Aquitaine 592,165 Number
- Midi-Pyrénées (NUTS 2013) 589,803 Number
- Bretagne 583,300 Number
- Lazio 546,658 Number
- Languedoc-Roussillon (NUTS 2013) 540,164 Number
- Thüringen 531,390 Number
- Midi-Pyrénées 529,136 Number