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Number of COVID-19 patients in hospital per million

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data36 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
45.5patients per million people
Median: 34.6patients per million people
Countries Covered
36
with available data
Highest
France
193.9patients per million people
Lowest
Liechtenstein
0.0patients per million people
Top 5 Countries
1France193.9patients per million people
2Finland167.8patients per million people
3Croatia145.6patients per million people
4Estonia101.1patients per million people
5Japan99.3patients per million people
By Region
Oceania58.2patients per million people(1 countries)
Europe52.4patients per million people(26 countries)
Asia33.5patients per million people(4 countries)
North America29.7patients per million people(2 countries)
Africa17.3patients per million people(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0patients per million people)High (193.9patients per million people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 45.5patients per million people)

Oceania (1)
Europe (26)
Asia (4)
North America (2)
Africa (1)
Other (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

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About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1France193.9patients per million people
2Finland167.8patients per million people
3Croatia145.6patients per million people
4Estonia101.1patients per million people
5Japan99.3patients per million people
6Norway85.9patients per million people
7Slovakia81.5patients per million people
8Poland77.4patients per million people
9Australia58.2patients per million people
10Romania55.8patients per million people
11Portugal55.6patients per million people
12Bulgaria53.7patients per million people
13Cyprus51.3patients per million people
14Canada45.7patients per million people
15Switzerland43.7patients per million people
16Ireland42.4patients per million people
17Spain39.6patients per million people
18Italy35.2patients per million people
19Luxembourg34.0patients per million people
20Israel27.2patients per million people
21Slovenia24.1patients per million people
22United Kingdom19.6patients per million people
23South Africa17.3patients per million people
24Denmark16.5patients per million people
25United States of America13.7patients per million people
26Belgium10.0patients per million people
27Bolivia8.3patients per million people
28Sweden6.7patients per million people
29South Korea6.6patients per million people
30Lithuania6.2patients per million people
31Austria4.8patients per million people
32Czech Republic4.4patients per million people
33Netherlands3.0patients per million people
34Serbia2.2patients per million people
35Malaysia0.7patients per million people
36Liechtenstein0.0patients per million people
Showing 36 of 36 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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