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Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q4 by country

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

Countries reporting
26
Highest
16.9%
Nicaragua
Lowest
3.5%
Guatemala
Median
7.4%
Years covered
27
1990–2016
Data points
220

What the numbers show

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q4 is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 16.9% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 3.5% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.4%, and the mean is 8.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 627.8%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 69.1%).

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q4: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nicaragua 16.9% 2014 up 153.1% rising
2 Austria 14.4% 2003 up 12.2% flat
3 Belgium 14.2% 2003 up 19.4% rising
4 Luxembourg 12.5% 2014 down 14.3% falling
5 Russia 12.4% 2014 down 12.1% falling
6 France 10.9% 2003 up 16.0% flat
7 Finland 10.6% 2001 down 20.0% falling
8 Italy 10.5% 2003 up 14.0% flat
9 Greece 9.0% 2014 up 5.8% rising
10 Vietnam 8.9% 2014 down 7.7% flat
11 Tajikistan 7.9% 2011 up 0.8% flat
12 Ireland 7.8% 2003 down 22.3% falling
13 Spain 7.6% 2001 up 1.5% flat
14 Tanzania 7.3% 2015 up 29.9% rising
15 United States 7.2% 2016 down 20.5% falling
16 Portugal 6.9% 2003 up 9.4% rising
17 Netherlands 6.6% 2004 down 19.0% falling
18 Jamaica 6.4% 2007 up 627.8% volatile
19 United Kingdom 5.9% 2006 down 44.0% falling
20 Denmark 5.0% 2003 down 46.6% falling
21 Peru 4.9% 2015 down 23.9% falling
22 Indonesia 4.5% 2015 up 185.1% rising
23 Japan 4.4% 2014 up 36.2% flat
24 Mexico 4.2% 2012 down 43.5% falling
25 Armenia 3.5% 2013 down 7.9% falling
26 Guatemala 3.5% 2014 down 69.1% volatile

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Indicator
Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q4
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