The number of inpatients in hospitals discharged in Germany in 2018 was approximately 20.9 million patients. This was a decrease from the previous year where approximately 21.1 million patients were discharged. The highest number of discharged patients was in 2016.
Number of patients in hospitals who were discharged in Germany from 2014 to 2018
Non-expenditure health care data provide information on institutions providing health care in countries, on resources used and on output produced in the framework of health care provision.
An in-patient is a patient who is formally admitted (or 'hospitalized') to an institution for treatment and/or care and stays for a minimum of one night or more than 24 hours in the hospital or other institution providing in-patient care.
The Data for this statistic was taken from the Eurostat Database with the code HLTH_CO_DISCHLS.
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Eurostat. (July 2, 2021). Number of patients in hospitals who were discharged in Germany from 2014 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282334/germany-number-of-inpatient-hospital-discharges/
Eurostat. "Number of patients in hospitals who were discharged in Germany from 2014 to 2018." Chart. July 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282334/germany-number-of-inpatient-hospital-discharges/
Eurostat. (2021). Number of patients in hospitals who were discharged in Germany from 2014 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282334/germany-number-of-inpatient-hospital-discharges/
Eurostat. "Number of Patients in Hospitals Who Were Discharged in Germany from 2014 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282334/germany-number-of-inpatient-hospital-discharges/
Eurostat, Number of patients in hospitals who were discharged in Germany from 2014 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282334/germany-number-of-inpatient-hospital-discharges/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Number of patients in hospitals who were discharged in Germany from 2014 to 2018 [Graph], Eurostat, July 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282334/germany-number-of-inpatient-hospital-discharges/
