John Elflein
Research expert covering health and health care
Detailed statistics
Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in select countries 2023
Detailed statistics
Quality of locally accessible healthcare in select countries worldwide 2023
Detailed statistics
Universal Health Coverage effective coverage index in 2021, by country
Life expectancy in selected countries 2022
Average life expectancy in selected countries as of 2022
Death rates in select countries worldwide 2022
Death rates in selected developed and developing countries as of 2022* (per 1,000 population)
Physician density in select countries worldwide 2021
Physician density in select countries worldwide as of 2021 (per 1,000 population)
Nurse density worldwide 2021, by country
Number of practicing nurses worldwide as of 2021, by country (per 1,000 population)
Per capita health expenditure in selected countries 2022
Per capita health expenditure in selected countries in 2022 (in U.S. dollars)
Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in select countries 2023
Health expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in selected countries as of 2023
Share of global health expenditure in 2018 and 2028 forecast, by country
Global health expenditure distribution in 2018 and a forecast for 2028, by share of country
Quality of locally accessible healthcare in select countries worldwide 2023
Percentage of adults in select countries worldwide who agreed that the quality of the healthcare they had access to in their country was good as of 2023
Trust levels towards hospitals in selected countries worldwide 2023
Trust in hospitals to do what is right in selected countries worldwide in 2023, by country
Number of all hospitals in the U.S. 1975-2022
Number of all hospitals in the United States from 1975 to 2022
Hospitals in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2022
Number of hospitals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022
Number of hospitals in Germany 2000-2022
Number of hospitals in Germany from 2000 to 2022
Hospitals in France 2000-2021
Number of hospitals in France from 2000 to 2021
Number of hospitals in Italy 2014-2021
Number of hospitals in Italy from 2014 to 2021
Hospitals in Spain 2003-2021
Number of hospitals in Spain from 2003 to 2021
Number of hospitals in China 2000-2022
Number of hospitals in China from 2000 to 2022
Number of hospitals Japan 2013-2022
Number of hospitals in Japan from 2013 to 2022
Number of hospitals in Russia 2010-2022
Number of hospital organizations in Russia from 2010 to 2022
Hospitals in Brazil 2010-2022
Number of hospitals in Brazil from 2010 to 2022
Number of hospital beds in the U.S. 1975-2022
Total number of staffed beds in all hospitals across the United States from 1975 to 2022
Number of hospital beds in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2022
Annual number of hospital beds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022
Hospital beds in Germany 2002-2021
Number of hospital beds in Germany from 2002 to 2021
Hospital beds in France 2011-2021
Number of hospital beds in France from 2011 to 2021
Number of hospital beds in Italy 2014-2021
Number of hospital beds in Italy from 2014 to 2021
Hospital beds in Spain 2010-2022
Number of hospital beds in Spain from 2010 to 2022
Number of hospital beds in China 2012-2022
Number of hospital beds in China from 2012 to 2022 (in millions)
Number of hospital beds Japan 2013-2022
Number of beds available in hospitals in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
Hospital beds in Brazil 2010-2022
Number of hospital beds in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
Hospital bed density by country 2021
Number of hospital beds in select countries as of 2021 (per 1,000 population)
Hospital beds per 1,000 population in Italy 2014-2021
Number of hospital beds in Italy from 2014 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
Number of hospital beds in Sweden 2009-2020, by sector
Number of hospital beds in Sweden from 2009 to 2020, by sector (per 1,000 inhabitants)
Number of hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants Japan 2013-2022
Number of beds in hospitals per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan from 2013 to 2022
Number of hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants South Korea 2010-2021
Hospital bed density in South Korea from 2010 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
Hospital bed density in Russia 2008-2022
Number of hospital beds per 10,000 population in Russia from 2008 to 2022
Density of hospital beds in Canada 1976-2021
Density of hospital beds in Canada from 1976 to 2021 (per 1,000 population)
Hospital beds density in Brazil 2010-2022
Number of hospitals beds per 1,000 inhabitants in Brazil from 2010 to 2022
Average length of hospital stays in select countries worldwide in 2010 and 2021
Average length of stay in hospitals for curative (acute) care in select countries worldwide in 2010 and 2021 (in days)*
Average length of stay in U.S. community hospitals from 1993 to 2020
Average length of stay in community hospitals across the United States from 1993 to 2020 (in days)
Average length of stay in hospital in the UK 2010-2021
Average length of hospital stay for acute care in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in days)
Length of stay in German hospitals from 1992 to 2022
Average length of stay in hospitals in Germany from 1992 to 2022 (in days)
Average length of hospital stays for acute care in Italy 2001-2021
Average length of hospital stays for acute care Italy from 2001 to 2021
Length of hospital stay in Spain 2013-2021
Average length of hospital stay for acute care in Spain from 2013 to 2021 (in days)
Average length of stay in hospitals in China 2022, by region
Average length of stay in hospitals in China in 2022, by region (in days)
Hospital stay average length in Canada 2010-2023
Average length of hospital stays in Canada from 2010/11 to 2022/23 (in days)
Hospital acute care bed occupancy rates in select countries worldwide, 2010 and 2021
Occupancy rates of curative (acute) care beds in hospitals in select countries worldwide in 2010 and 2021
U.S. hospital bed occupancy rate 1960-2022
Acute care hospital bed occupancy rate in the U.S. from 1960 to 2022
Bed capacity utilization in German hospitals 1998-2023
Bed capacity utilization in hospitals in Germany from 1998 to 2023
Bed occupancy rate in Chinese hospitals 2022, by region
Bed occupancy rate in hospitals in China in 2022, by region
Monthly hospital bed occupancy rate Japan 2023, by type of patient
Monthly hospital bed occupancy rate in Japan as of December2023, by type of patient
Number of hospital discharges in selected countries 2021
Number of hospital discharges in selected countries in 2021 (per 1,000 population)
Annual number of discharges from U.S. hospitals by state 2023
Annual total number of discharges from U.S. hospitals by state as of 2023
Hospital discharge rate in Canada 1980-2021
Rate of hospital discharges in Canada from 1980 to 2021 (per 100,000 population)
Number of hospital discharges in Italy 2010-2021
Number of hospital discharges in Italy from 2010 to 2021
Number of hospital employees in the U.S. 2000-2023
Number of persons employed in U.S. hospitals from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000)
Total hospital employment in Canada 2002-2023
Total hospital employment in Canada from 2002 to 2023
Number of hospital employees in Europe in 2021, by country
Number of individuals employed in hospitals in Europe in 2021, by country
Hospital employee numbers in Germany from 2016 to 2022, by occupation
Number of hospital employees in Germany from 2016 to 2022, by occupation
Hospitals: number of employees in the United Kingdom 2010-2021
Number of individuals employed in hospitals in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021*
Total expenses of hospitals in the United States 1946-2019
Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
Cost of inpatient day at hospitals in the U.S. 2022, by hospital ownership
Adjusted expenses per inpatient day at U.S. hospitals in 2022, by hospital ownership (in U.S. dollars)
Hospital activities net capital expenditure in the United Kingdom 2008-2021
Net capital expenditure of hospital activities in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in million GBP)
Adjusted expenses of German hospitals from 1996 to 2022
Adjusted expenses of hospitals in Germany from 1996 to 2022 (in billion euros)
Public expenditure for public and private accredited hospitals in Italy 2021
Public expenditure for public and private accredited hospitals in Italy in 2021 (in million euros)
Public expenditure in hospitals and specialized services in Spain 2010-2021
Public health expenditure in hospitals and specialized services in Spain from 2010 to 2021 (in million euros)
Hospital expenditures in Canada 2005-2022
Total hospital expenditure in Canada from 2005 to 2022 (in millions of Canadian dollars)
Government health spending in Brazil 2023, by area
Governmental health expenditure in Brazil in 2023, by area (in billion Brazilian reals)
Intensive care bed density in hospitals in select countries worldwide in 2022
Number of adult intensive care beds in hospitals in select countries worldwide in 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Satisfaction with the hospitals' response to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020
Satisfaction with the hospitals' response to the COVID-19 / coronavirus pandemic in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany 2020 (as of May 31)
U.S adults concerned about being hospitalized due to COVID-19, April 2020, by age
Percentage of U.S. adults who were concerned about being hospitalized due to COVID-19, as of April 12, 2020, by age
COVID-19 deaths reported in the U.S. as of June 14, 2023, by place of death
Number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in the U.S. as of June 14, 2023, by place of death*
Share of U.S. COVID-19 cases resulting in hospitalization from Feb.12-Mar.16, by age
Percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that resulted in hospitalization, by age group*
Share of COVID-19 cases that will require hospital care in Australia in 2020 by age
Estimated share of people with COVID-19 who will require hospital and intensive care in Australia in 2020, by age group
People hospitalized due to COVID-19 in France 2023, by department
Number of people currently hospitalized due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in France as of May 4, 2023, by department
Provinces with the highest hospital overload due to COVID-19 Spain 2020
Provinces expected to sustain bed shortage in their intensive care unit (ICU) departments due to coronavirus (COVID-19) hospital admissions in Spain as of March 18, 2020
Bed occupancy rate of COVID-19 inpatients Japan 2022, by prefecture
Bed occupancy rate of hospital beds available for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inpatients in Japan as of March 2022, by prefecture
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