Hospital Statistics 2020 Decrease in the number of inpatient stays in 2020

Corrected version: The ratio of cases with COVID-19 diagnosis in the lead refers to all hospital stays, not only to the acute care sector. Its mention in the third line of the lead was deleted.

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Decrease in the number of inpatient stays in 2020

19.11.2021 - In 2020, the number of people receiving inpatient care in Swiss hospitals and birthing centres fell for the first time since 2011, with a decline of 5.8% compared with the previous year. The share of hospital stays with a COVID-19 diagnosis was 2.9%, in terms of the number of days of care this share accounted for 4.2%. In intensive care, COVID-19 was associated with a fatal outcome in one in four cases. These are some of the results available in the latest Hospital Statistics from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

You can find further information in the press releases in German, French and Italian. The English version only contains the lead of the press release.

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Période d'observation
2020
Niveau géographique
Suisse
Éditeur
Office fédéral de la statistique
Source(s)
Office fédéral de la statistique
Numéro OFS
2021-0093-e
Copyright
Office fédéral de la statistique (Ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet/une nouvelle fenêtre)
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OPEN-BY
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Communiqué de presse
Publié le:
19.11.2021
Thème:
Santé

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