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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, total number - total - historical data (2000-2021)
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Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
213 places, 2,648 data points, 2000–2021
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