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Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q1 (lowest) by country

Percentage of population age 18 and older using inpatient care in the last 12 months

Countries reporting
26
Highest
16.5%
Belgium
Lowest
2.3%
Jamaica
Median
8.3%
Years covered
27
1990–2016
Data points
220

What the numbers show

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 16.5% in Belgium; the lowest is 2.3% in Jamaica.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.3%, and the mean is 8.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 302.3%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 40.3%).

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q1: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Belgium 16.5% 2003 up 32.9% rising
2 Luxembourg 15.4% 2014 down 13.6% rising
3 Austria 15.3% 2003 up 8.5% rising
4 Ireland 14.5% 2003 up 44.8% rising
5 Italy 13.0% 2003 up 67.6% rising
6 Portugal 12.0% 2003 up 75.8% rising
7 Russian Federation 11.9% 2014 up 7.8% rising
8 France 11.4% 2003 up 23.9% flat
9 United States of America 10.4% 2016 down 9.1% falling
10 Viet Nam 9.9% 2014 up 31.8% rising
11 Greece 9.8% 2014 down 37.9% rising
12 Finland 9.3% 2001 down 18.0% falling
13 Netherlands 8.3% 2004 up 2.0% flat
14 Nicaragua 8.2% 2014 up 117.0% rising
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.0% 2006 down 31.8% falling
16 Denmark 7.0% 2003 down 40.3% falling
17 Spain 6.6% 2001 down 20.5% falling
18 Japan 5.7% 2014 up 2.9% rising
19 Tajikistan 5.3% 2011 up 7.4% rising
20 Mexico 4.8% 2012 down 28.9% flat
21 Armenia 4.4% 2013 up 38.7% volatile
22 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.2% 2015 down 16.6% falling
23 Peru 3.9% 2015 up 57.4% rising
24 Guatemala 2.4% 2014 down 18.8% volatile
25 Indonesia 2.4% 2015 up 302.3% volatile
26 Jamaica 2.3% 2007 up 152.7% falling

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Indicator
Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 220 data points, 1990–2016
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Percentage of population age 18 and older using inpatient care in the last 12 months