Hospitals in Luxembourg 2005-2019
There were ten hospitals in Luxembourg in 2019. The number of hospitals in the country has slightly fallen since 2005, to the point where the 2017, 2018, and 2019 figures are the lowest number in the provided time interval.
Health employment in the country
The number of personnel working in the health sector in Luxembourg has increased while the number of hospitals has decreased. The number of employees in the health and social care industry in Luxembourg has more than doubled in the period 2000 to 2018. Since 2000, the number of physicians has increased year-on-year, going from 938 in 2000 to 1,780 in 2018.
Expenditure in the health sector
In 2019, Luxembourg spent 5.4 percent of its GDP on health. Since 2009, the share of GDP spent on healthcare has decreased in the country. Luxembourg had one of the lowest spending on healthcare in Europe in 2019. Luxembourg only had a greater spending on health as share of GDP than Turkey in 2019.
Health employment in the country
The number of personnel working in the health sector in Luxembourg has increased while the number of hospitals has decreased. The number of employees in the health and social care industry in Luxembourg has more than doubled in the period 2000 to 2018. Since 2000, the number of physicians has increased year-on-year, going from 938 in 2000 to 1,780 in 2018.
Expenditure in the health sector
In 2019, Luxembourg spent 5.4 percent of its GDP on health. Since 2009, the share of GDP spent on healthcare has decreased in the country. Luxembourg had one of the lowest spending on healthcare in Europe in 2019. Luxembourg only had a greater spending on health as share of GDP than Turkey in 2019.
