| Male and female hospital patients1 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Percentage change compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| numbers | % | |||
| 1: Patients discharged from full inpatient hospital treatment (including death and hourly cases). 2: Excluding patients with place of residence abroad and unknown place of residence. As of 2011, calculated with the average population based on the 2011 census. 3: Standardised with the standard population "Germany 2011". These and many other health-related data may also be found at the following adress: www.gbe-bund.de (only German). | ||||
| Absolute number of cases | ||||
| together | 17,265,142 | 17,157,549 | 17,205,585 | 0.3 |
| male | 8,232,341 | 8,309,264 | 8,479,959 | 2,1 |
| female | 8,925,204 | 8,896,316 | 9,117,164 | 2,5 |
| Treatments without persons with foreign/unknown location, unknown sex and unknown age | ||||
| together | 17,095,256 | 17,132,408 | 17,522,946 | 2,3 |
| male | 8,193,677 | 8,264,725 | 8,435,443 | 2,1 |
| female | 8,901,579 | 8,867,683 | 9,087,503 | 2,5 |
| Age specific number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants2 | ||||
| under 15 years | 13,809 | 13,804 | 13,418 | -2,8 |
| 15 to under 45 years | 12,201 | 11,696 | 11,537 | -1,4 |
| 45 to under 65 years | 17,649 | 17,311 | 17,753 | 2,6 |
| 65 years and older | 41,890 | 42,647 | 43,867 | 2,9 |
| Age standardized number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants2, 3 | ||||
| together | 19,508 | 19,386 | 19,728 | 1,8 |
| male | 18,657 | 18,646 | 18,941 | 1,6 |
| female | 20,285 | 20,043 | 20,435 | 2,0 |
| Short-term inpatients (1 until 3 days) | 7,992,915 | 8,148,193 | 8,315,400 | 2,1 |
| Hour cases | 416,209 | 368,096 | 339,032 | -7,9 |
| Death cases | 447,473 | 457,743 | 441,557 | -3,5 |
| Average length of stay (in days) | 7,2 | 7,2 | 7,2 | 0,1 |
As at 07 November 2024