Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and in Norway

Norway: Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and was 443,076 Number in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
443,076 Number
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
610,960 Number
in 2016
All-time low
419,293 Number
in 2020
Years of data
14
2004–2021

Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and in Norway, 2004–2021

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2004201220212004: 433.5k Number2005: 438.4k Number2006: 447.0k Number2007: 438.9k Number2008: 443.5k Number2009: 460.4k Number2010: 460.2k Number2015: 468.2k Number2016: 611.0k Number2017: 602.2k Number2018: 459.9k Number2019: 460.0k Number2020: 419.3k Number2021: 443.1k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2021, hospital discharges by diagnosis, nuts 2 region, in-patients and in Norway stood at 443,076 Number.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, nuts 2 region, in-patients and in Norway peaked at 610,960 Number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 419,293 Number, in 2020.

Norway ranks 21st of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and total number - females - historical data (2000-2021) in Norway, 2004 to 2021.
Year Number Change
2004 433,494 Number
2005 438,429 Number +1.1%
2006 447,007 Number +2.0%
2007 438,856 Number -1.8%
2008 443,501 Number +1.1%
2009 460,443 Number +3.8%
2010 460,187 Number -0.1%
2015 468,223 Number +1.7%
2016 610,960 Number +30.5%
2017 602,249 Number -1.4%
2018 459,898 Number -23.6%
2019 459,955 Number +0.0%
2020 419,293 Number -8.8%
2021 443,076 Number +5.7%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 443,076 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 720,695 Number, 61% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 443,076 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 718,185 Number, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +30.5% 468,223 Number 610,960 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 443,622 Number 433,494 Number 460,443 Number 6
2010s 510,245 Number 459,898 Number 610,960 Number 6
2020s 431,184 Number 419,293 Number 443,076 Number 2

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 18 Hungary 663,166 Number compare
  2. 19 Slovakia 469,818 Number compare
  3. 19 Slovakia 469,818 Number compare
  4. 22 Denmark 440,622 Number compare
  5. 23 Finland 430,563 Number compare
  6. 24 Portugal 427,922 Number compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More health data for Norway

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, nuts 2 region, in-patients and in Norway?
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, nuts 2 region, in-patients and in Norway was 443,076 Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, nuts 2 region, in-patients and recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 610,960 Number in 2016.
What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, nuts 2 region, in-patients and recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 419,293 Number in 2020.
How does Norway rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, nuts 2 region, in-patients and?
Norway ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, nuts 2 region, in-patients and rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and total number - females - historical data (2000-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and in Norway. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hospital-discharges-by-diagnosis-nuts-2-region-in-patients-and-total-number-females/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hospital-discharges-by-diagnosis-nuts-2-region-in-patients-and-total-number-females/norway/">Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and in Norway</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and total number - females - historical data (2000-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
213 places, 2,630 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed