Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
87.6%
Ireland
Lowest
51.7%
Greece
Median
69.8%
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
1,293
What the numbers show
Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 87.6% in Ireland; the lowest is 51.7% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.8%, and the mean is 69.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 23.9%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 21.2%).
Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 87.6% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 2 | Portugal | 84.4% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 84.3% | 2010 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 84.3% | 2010 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Denmark | 84.0% | 2001 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 79.8% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 7 | Moldova | 79.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Moldova | 79.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Switzerland | 77.2% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 76.3% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 75.5% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 12 | France | 75.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 74.0% | 1995 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 74.0% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 73.9% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 72.9% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 17 | Malta | 70.6% | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 70.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 70.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 69.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 69.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 69.1% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 65.7% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 65.7% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 65.4% | 2021 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 65.4% | 2021 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 63.9% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 63.9% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 62.2% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 62.1% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 61.5% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 61.5% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 61.1% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 61.1% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 59.2% | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 59.0% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 58.9% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 58.7% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 58.0% | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 57.2% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 51.7% | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |