Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in Norway
Norway: Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients was 835,501 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Norway, 2004–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 835,501 for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Norway peaked at 1.15 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 796,206, in 2020.
Norway ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 796,485 | — |
| 2005 | 809,962 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 824,410 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 811,638 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 819,136 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 855,705 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 856,870 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 845,180 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 861,198 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 859,698 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 865,437 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 872,866 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 868,436 | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 868,780 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 796,206 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 835,501 | +4.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 835,501 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.36 million, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Norway's 835,501 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28 million, 65% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +32.3% | 872,866 | 1.15 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 819,556 | 796,485 | 855,705 | 6 |
| 2010s | 919,566 | 845,180 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 815,854 | 796,206 | 835,501 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Norway?
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Norway was 835,501 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 796,206 in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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