Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients in Italy
Italy: Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients was 9,161 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Italy, 2001–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Italy is 9,161, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Italy peaked at 17,267 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9,161, in 2018.
That places Italy 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17,267 | — |
| 2002 | 16,774 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 15,927 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 15,653 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 15,320 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 15,163 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14,630 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 14,282 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 13,979 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13,545 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 12,945 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 12,878 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12,377 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 12,004 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 11,856 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11,671 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 11,597 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9,161 | -21.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 9,161 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,368, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Italy's 9,161 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,430, 63% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,444 | 13,979 | 17,267 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,004 | 9,161 | 13,545 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Italy?
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Italy was 9,161 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 17,267 in 2001.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,161 in 2018.
- How does Italy rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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