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

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

Countries reporting
28
Highest
17.6%
Austria
Lowest
3.0%
Guatemala
Median
8.7%
Years covered
35
1982–2016
Data points
264

What the numbers show

Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 17.6% in Austria; the lowest is 3.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.7%, and the mean is 8.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 1,023.1%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 59.3%).

Inpatient care use in last 12 months: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Austria 17.6% 2006 up 34.5% rising
2 Ireland 16.5% 2015 up 54.3% rising
3 France 12.4% 2014 up 18.9% rising
4 Nicaragua 12.2% 2014 up 112.6% rising
5 Russian Federation 12.0% 2014 down 11.6% flat
6 Luxembourg 12.0% 2014 down 19.4% falling
7 Bulgaria 10.3% 2014 up 18.9% rising
8 Belgium 10.0% 2013 down 30.8% flat
9 Greece 9.9% 2014 down 14.4% rising
10 Portugal 9.5% 2014 up 11.1% rising
11 Sweden 9.2% 2014 down 13.3% flat
12 Finland 9.1% 2014 down 18.9% falling
13 Viet Nam 8.7% 2014 up 3.2% rising
14 United States 8.7% 2016 down 7.7% falling
15 Denmark 8.7% 2015 up 15.6% falling
16 Italy 8.6% 2015 down 10.7% flat
17 Netherlands 8.6% 2014 up 20.9% rising
18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.4% 2013 up 1.1% falling
19 Spain 7.8% 2014 up 9.9% flat
20 Tajikistan 7.4% 2011 up 0.4% rising
21 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.0% 2015 up 7.3% flat
22 Jamaica 5.9% 2007 up 1,023.1% rising
23 Japan 5.5% 2014 up 14.8% rising
24 Peru 5.0% 2015 down 4.6% falling
25 Mexico 4.7% 2012 down 36.6% falling
26 Armenia 4.5% 2013 down 51.2% falling
27 Indonesia 4.0% 2015 up 191.9% rising
28 Guatemala 3.0% 2014 down 59.3% falling

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Indicator
Inpatient care use in last 12 months (% of population 18+)
Unit
% of population 18+
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 264 data points, 1982–2016
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Percentage of population age 18 and older using inpatient care in the last 12 months