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

Netherlands: Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care was 65.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
65.4%
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
25th
of 41 countries
All-time high
89.9%
in 1971
All-time low
52.7%
in 2009
Years of data
48
1970–2021

Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Netherlands, 1970–2021

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Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2021, inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Netherlands stood at 65.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Netherlands peaked at 89.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2009.

Netherlands ranks 25th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Netherlands, 1970 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
1970 89.8% —
1971 89.9% +0.1%
1972 88.2% -1.9%
1973 86.2% -2.3%
1974 85.7% -0.6%
1975 85.1% -0.7%
1976 84.5% -0.7%
1977 84.4% -0.1%
1978 84.6% +0.2%
1979 83.7% -1.1%
1980 83.5% -0.2%
1981 82.4% -1.3%
1982 85.1% +3.3%
1983 82.9% -2.6%
1984 80.3% -3.1%
1985 79.1% -1.5%
1986 77.3% -2.3%
1987 75.0% -3.0%
1988 74.2% -1.1%
1989 74.3% +0.1%
1990 73.3% -1.3%
1991 73.0% -0.4%
1992 72.0% -1.4%
1993 72.0% +0.0%
1994 73.7% +2.4%
1995 73.3% -0.5%
1996 73.0% -0.4%
1997 71.4% -2.2%
1998 70.1% -1.8%
1999 66.7% -4.9%
2000 65.7% -1.5%
2001 66.0% +0.5%
2002 69.1% +4.7%
2003 68.2% -1.3%
2004 67.2% -1.5%
2005 67.4% +0.3%
2006 67.4% +0.0%
2007 55.9% -17.1%
2008 54.5% -2.5%
2009 52.7% -3.3%
2010 52.8% +0.2%
2015 63.7% +20.6%
2016 66.3% +4.1%
2017 65.4% -1.4%
2018 63.8% -2.4%
2019 63.7% -0.2%
2020 59.6% -6.4%
2021 65.4% +9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 86.2% 83.7% 89.9% 10
1980s 79.4% 74.2% 85.1% 10
1990s 71.8% 66.7% 73.7% 10
2000s 63.4% 52.7% 69.1% 10
2010s 62.6% 52.8% 66.3% 6
2020s 62.5% 59.6% 65.4% 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 22 Austria 69.1% compare
  2. 23 Croatia 65.7% compare
  3. 23 Croatia 65.7% compare
  4. 25 Netherlands 65.4% compare
  5. 27 Lithuania 63.9% compare
  6. 27 Lithuania 63.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Netherlands?
Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care in Netherlands was 65.4% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 1971.
What is the lowest inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2009.
How does Netherlands rank for inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care?
Netherlands ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
Is inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Inpatient curative care bed occupancy rate by type of care
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 1,293 data points, 1960–2024
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