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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
Percentage of population age 18 and older using inpatient care in the last 12 months