Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients was 15,113 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
15,113
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
17,242
in 2005
All-time low
13,903
in 2020
Years of data
19
2000–2021
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 15,113 for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Belgium peaked at 17,242 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13,903, in 2020.
That places Belgium 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,301 | — |
| 2001 | 16,210 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15,850 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 16,092 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 16,067 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17,242 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 15,967 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 15,866 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 17,072 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 17,058 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16,954 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16,990 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16,854 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 16,927 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16,792 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16,833 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16,719 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13,903 | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 15,113 | +8.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15,113 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,368, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 15,113 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,430, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,373 | 15,850 | 17,242 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,867 | 16,719 | 16,990 | 7 |
| 2020s | 14,508 | 13,903 | 15,113 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Belgium?
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Belgium was 15,113 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17,242 in 2005.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,903 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 inhabitants - historical data (1995-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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