Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients was 8.38 million in 2016. ▲ Rising
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in United Kingdom, 2000–2016
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in United Kingdom is 8.38 million, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in United Kingdom peaked at 8.38 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.70 million, in 2001.
United Kingdom ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.74 million | — |
| 2001 | 7.70 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.75 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.97 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.95 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.97 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 8.24 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.34 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.38 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.95 million | 7.70 million | 8.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.31 million | 8.26 million | 8.38 million | 7 |
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More health data for United Kingdom
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 167,589 (2017)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.9 (2018)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.3 (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 2,817 (2018)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 196,784 (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 167,589 (2017)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 3,191 (2018)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.21 (2018)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 11.28 million (2016)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 6.18 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in United Kingdom?
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in United Kingdom was 8.38 million in 2016, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.70 million in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
- Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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