Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q2 by country
Percentage of population age 18 and older using inpatient care in the last 12 months
Countries reporting
26
Highest
13.9%
Austria
Lowest
1.4%
Guatemala
Median
8.5%
Years covered
27
1990–2016
Data points
220
What the numbers show
Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q2 is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 13.9% in Austria; the lowest is 1.4% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.5%, and the mean is 8.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 255.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 67.8%).
Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 13.9% | 2003 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 13.4% | 2014 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 12.6% | 2001 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 4 | Russia | 12.5% | 2014 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 5 | Belgium | 12.4% | 2003 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 6 | Ireland | 11.1% | 2003 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 10.8% | 2006 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 10.8% | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 10.1% | 2014 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 9.9% | 2014 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 9.5% | 2003 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 9.5% | 2003 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 13 | Vietnam | 8.8% | 2014 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 14 | France | 8.3% | 2003 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 7.4% | 2004 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 7.3% | 2001 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 7.1% | 2003 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 18 | Japan | 6.4% | 2014 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 6.0% | 2011 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 5.3% | 2015 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania | 5.0% | 2015 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 22 | Jamaica | 4.9% | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 4.7% | 2012 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 24 | Armenia | 4.0% | 2013 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 3.0% | 2015 | up 255.3% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 1.4% | 2014 | down 67.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population age 18 and older using inpatient care in the last 12 months