In 2019, there were over 36.2 million hospital admissions in the United States. The number of hospitals in the U.S. has decreased in recent years, although the country faces an increasing elder population. Predictably, the elderly account for the largest share of hospital admissions in the U.S.
Hospital stays
Stays in hospitals are more common among females than males, with around 6.8 percent of females reporting one or more hospital stays in the past year, compared to 4.1 percent of males. Furthermore, 15 percent of those aged 65 years and older had a hospitalization in the past year, compared to just 5.8 percent of those aged 18 to 44 years. The average length of a stay in a U.S. hospital is 5.4 days.
Hospital beds
There are currently 924,107 hospital beds in the U.S. In the past few years, there has been a decrease in the number of hospital beds available. This is unsurprising given the decrease in the number of overall hospitals. In 2017, the occupancy rate of hospitals in the U.S. was 66 percent.
Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019
(in 1,000)
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $468 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
American Hospital Association. (January 31, 2021). Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/459718/total-hospital-admission-number-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459718/total-hospital-admission-number-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. (2021). Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459718/total-hospital-admission-number-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Total Number of Hospital Admissions in The U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459718/total-hospital-admission-number-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association, Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459718/total-hospital-admission-number-in-the-us/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
