Primary care — Congestive heart failure hospital admission by country
Primary Care – Avoidable Hospital Admissions (AA) is a subgroup of indicators within the HCQO database and provides data on hospital admissions for chronic admissions that could be avoided though better management in primary care. Conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive...
What the numbers show
Primary care — Congestive heart failure hospital admission is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 518.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Poland; the lowest is 41 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 186.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants, and the mean is 210.42 Per 100 000 inhabitants.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 50.5%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 69.4%).
Primary care — Congestive heart failure hospital admission: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 518.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 468.3 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2012 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 2 | Lithuania | 454.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 2 | United States of America | 385.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2022 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 2 | Croatia | 115.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 379.1 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Estonia | 200.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 4 | Malta | 364.2 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 4 | Slovenia | 198.7 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 5 | Czechia | 350.9 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 150.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 6 | France | 285.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2015 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | New Zealand | 227.2 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2014 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 212.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 207.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 206.1 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 200.7 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 12 | Norway | 195.3 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 13 | Israel | 193.2 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 193.2 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 15 | Singapore | 180.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 16 | Australia | 179.1 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 173 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 18 | Iceland | 164.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 161.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 160.3 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 157 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 142.7 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Ireland | 140.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 130.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 116.3 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 110 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 90.9 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 59.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2017 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 58.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 41 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2022 | down 30.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 407.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants
- Korea 75.1 Per 100 000 inhabitants
About this data
Primary Care – Avoidable Hospital Admissions (AA) is a subgroup of indicators within the HCQO database and provides data on hospital admissions for chronic admissions that could be avoided though better management in primary care. Conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF) and diabetes can largely be treated in primary care. Admission rates for these conditions may therefore signal quality issues in primary care. Indicators are reported as age- and sex-standardised rates. For further information, please consult: The HCQO Definitions document provides indicator definitions and calculation methodologies of HCQO indicators The Sources and Methods surveys on Primary Care (AA) and Hospital Data provide detailed country-specific information The OECD’s Health System Performance Assessment (HSPA) Framework outlines how HCQO indicators relate to the OECD’s HSPA domains of Access, Quality and People’s needs and preferences