Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number was 1.75 million Number in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.75 million Number
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.92 million Number
in 2018
All-time low
1.60 million Number
in 2020
Years of data
19
2000–2021
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2021, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium stood at 1.75 million Number.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium peaked at 1.92 million Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million Number, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 12th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.67 million Number | — |
| 2001 | 1.67 million Number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million Number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million Number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million Number | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million Number | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million Number | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.84 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million Number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.89 million Number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million Number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.92 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million Number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million Number | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 1.75 million Number | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 million Number | 1.64 million Number | 1.84 million Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million Number | 1.87 million Number | 1.92 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.68 million Number | 1.60 million Number | 1.75 million Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 9 Spain 4.51 million Number compare
- 10 Romania 2.53 million Number compare
- 11 Bulgaria 2.01 million Number compare
- 13 Czechia 1.69 million Number compare
- 14 Switzerland 1.44 million Number compare
- 15 Netherlands 1.36 million Number compare
- 15 Netherlands 1.36 million Number compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium?
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium was 1.75 million Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million Number in 2018.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million Number in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number - historical data (1995-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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