Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Ireland

Ireland: Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care was 87.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.63
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 31 countries
All-time high
93.8
in 2013
All-time low
75.51
in 2020
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Ireland, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 82.21981: 82.31982: 82.41983: 781984: 771985: 75.91986: 75.71987: 77.61988: 81.51989: 83.61990: 84.51991: 82.81992: 83.31993: 83.71994: 831995: 82.51996: 82.31997: 84.51998: 85.51999: 84.32000: 84.52001: 86.22002: 84.62003: 85.22004: 85.42005: 85.52006: 86.72007: 87.12008: 88.82009: 89.22010: 91.42011: 91.92012: 92.62013: 93.82014: 93.32015: 89.92016: 89.62017: 89.82018: 90.72019: 89.92020: 75.52021: 84.62022: 82.82023: 872024: 87.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Ireland is 87.63, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Ireland peaked at 93.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.51, in 2020.

That places Ireland 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Ireland, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 82.2
1981 82.3 +0.1%
1982 82.4 +0.1%
1983 78 -5.3%
1984 77 -1.3%
1985 75.9 -1.4%
1986 75.7 -0.3%
1987 77.6 +2.5%
1988 81.5 +5.0%
1989 83.6 +2.6%
1990 84.5 +1.1%
1991 82.8 -2.0%
1992 83.3 +0.6%
1993 83.7 +0.5%
1994 83 -0.8%
1995 82.5 -0.6%
1996 82.3 -0.2%
1997 84.5 +2.7%
1998 85.5 +1.2%
1999 84.3 -1.4%
2000 84.5 +0.2%
2001 86.2 +2.0%
2002 84.6 -1.9%
2003 85.2 +0.7%
2004 85.4 +0.2%
2005 85.5 +0.1%
2006 86.7 +1.4%
2007 87.1 +0.5%
2008 88.8 +2.0%
2009 89.2 +0.5%
2010 91.4 +2.5%
2011 91.9 +0.5%
2012 92.6 +0.8%
2013 93.8 +1.3%
2014 93.26 -0.6%
2015 89.94 -3.6%
2016 89.58 -0.4%
2017 89.84 +0.3%
2018 90.69 +0.9%
2019 89.93 -0.8%
2020 75.51 -16.0%
2021 84.57 +12.0%
2022 82.78 -2.1%
2023 86.96 +5.0%
2024 87.63 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 79.62 75.7 83.6 10
1990s 83.64 82.3 85.5 10
2000s 86.32 84.5 89.2 10
2010s 91.29 89.58 93.8 10
2020s 83.49 75.51 87.63 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 2 Portugal 84.39 compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.35 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Ireland?
Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Ireland was 87.63 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 93.8 in 2013.
What is the lowest inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 75.51 in 2020.
How does Ireland rank for inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care?
Ireland ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care
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Eurostat
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Coverage
32 places, 1,013 data points, 1960–2024
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