Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients was 1.75 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.75 million
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.92 million
in 2018
All-time low
1.60 million
in 2020
Years of data
19
2000–2021
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2021, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Belgium stood at 1.75 million.
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 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million, 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: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.67 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.67 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.89 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.92 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 1.75 million | +9.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.75 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.36 million, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.75 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.28 million, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 million | 1.64 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.87 million | 1.92 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.68 million | 1.60 million | 1.75 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 9 Spain 4.51 million compare
- 10 Romania 2.53 million compare
- 11 Bulgaria 2.01 million compare
- 13 Czechia 1.69 million compare
- 14 Switzerland 1.44 million compare
- 15 Netherlands 1.36 million compare
- 15 Netherlands 1.36 million 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 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 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 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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