Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q5 in United States of America

United States of America: Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q5 was 6.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
6.0%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
19th
of 26 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2010
All-time low
6.0%
in 2016
Years of data
20
1997–2016

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q5 in United States of America, 1997–2016

024681997200620161997: 6.7 highest1998: 6.8 highest1999: 6.3 highest2000: 7 highest2001: 6.9 highest2002: 7 highest2003: 7.3 highest2004: 7.1 highest2005: 7.3 highest2006: 7.6 highest2007: 7.4 highest2008: 7.5 highest2009: 7.2 highest2010: 7.7 highest2011: 7.4 highest2012: 7.1 highest2013: 6.8 highest2014: 6.2 highest2015: 6.6 highest2016: 6 highest

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in highest.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 6.0% for inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): q5 in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): q5 in United States of America peaked at 7.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2016.

That places United States of America 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q5 in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q5 (highest) in United States of America, 1997 to 2016.
Year highest Change
1997 6.7%
1998 6.8% +1.4%
1999 6.3% -7.8%
2000 7.0% +11.2%
2001 6.9% -1.1%
2002 7.0% +1.3%
2003 7.3% +4.5%
2004 7.1% -3.5%
2005 7.3% +3.2%
2006 7.6% +4.0%
2007 7.4% -2.5%
2008 7.5% +0.9%
2009 7.2% -3.5%
2010 7.7% +7.5%
2011 7.4% -3.8%
2012 7.1% -5.0%
2013 6.8% -3.4%
2014 6.2% -9.5%
2015 6.6% +6.2%
2016 6.0% -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.6% 6.3% 6.8% 3
2000s 7.2% 6.9% 7.6% 10
2010s 6.8% 6.0% 7.7% 7

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.9% compare
  2. 17 Indonesia 6.6% compare
  3. 18 Armenia 6.1% compare
  4. 20 Peru 6.0% compare
  5. 21 Guatemala 6.0% compare
  6. 22 Spain 6.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): q5 in United States of America?
Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): q5 in United States of America was 6.0% in 2016, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): q5 recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): q5 recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2016.
How does United States of America rank for inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): q5?
United States of America ranks 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): q5 rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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