Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients in Switzerland
Switzerland: Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients was 16,545 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
16,545
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
17,227
in 2016
All-time low
15,456
in 2002
Years of data
20
2002–2021
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Switzerland, 2002–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2021, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Switzerland stood at 16,545.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Switzerland peaked at 17,227 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15,456, in 2002.
That places Switzerland 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15,456 | — |
| 2003 | 15,632 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 15,907 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 15,983 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16,273 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16,663 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 16,905 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 16,873 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 16,906 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 16,965 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16,636 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 16,699 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16,820 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16,977 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 17,227 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17,093 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16,958 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16,878 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 15,877 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 16,545 | +4.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 16,545 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,368, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 16,545 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,430, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,212 | 15,456 | 16,905 | 8 |
| 2010s | 16,916 | 16,636 | 17,227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,211 | 15,877 | 16,545 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Switzerland?
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Switzerland was 16,545 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,227 in 2016.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,456 in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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