Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q3 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
1.8%
Guatemala
Median
8.6%
Years covered
27
1990–2016
Data points
220

What the numbers show

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q3 is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 16.5% in Belgium; the lowest is 1.8% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.6%, and the mean is 8.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 620.5%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 77.1%).

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q3: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Belgium 16.5% 2003 up 24.8% rising
2 Austria 13.0% 2003 down 16.6% falling
3 Russia 12.6% 2014 down 8.1% flat
4 Finland 12.5% 2001 down 5.8% falling
5 Ireland 12.5% 2003 up 24.3% flat
6 Greece 12.3% 2014 up 17.3% rising
7 Luxembourg 11.9% 2014 down 22.5% falling
8 Nicaragua 11.5% 2014 up 87.8% rising
9 Denmark 10.9% 2003 down 2.5% falling
10 Portugal 9.6% 2003 up 66.2% rising
11 France 9.5% 2003 up 5.7% flat
12 Tajikistan 8.9% 2011 up 31.0% rising
13 United States 8.9% 2016 up 17.1% flat
14 Spain 8.3% 2001 up 4.5% falling
15 United Kingdom 8.2% 2006 down 16.6% falling
16 Vietnam 8.0% 2014 down 4.3% rising
17 Italy 7.1% 2003 down 25.8% falling
18 Jamaica 6.4% 2007 up 620.5% rising
19 Japan 6.1% 2014 up 25.1% rising
20 Tanzania 5.8% 2015 up 26.0% rising
21 Netherlands 5.2% 2004 down 45.0% falling
22 Mexico 5.1% 2012 down 37.4% falling
23 Peru 4.9% 2015 down 7.5% falling
24 Armenia 4.2% 2013 up 17.3% volatile
25 Indonesia 3.6% 2015 up 241.1% rising
26 Guatemala 1.8% 2014 down 77.1% volatile

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Indicator
Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q3
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