Number of hospitals fell 0.469% to 1,060 in Italy in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of hospitals in Italy reached an all time high of 1,757 in 1990 and an all time low of 1,056 in 2019. When compared to Italy's main peers, number of hospitals in Austria amounted to 268, 2,987 in France, 29.0 in Slovenia and 276 in Switzerland in 2021.
Italy has been ranked 10th within the group of 35 countries we follow in terms of number of hospitals.
| Number of Hospitals | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | 277 | 275 | 268 | 265 | 267 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 177 | 175 | 174 | 164 | 163 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 64.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 68.0 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| France | 3,068 | 3,047 | 3,041 | 3,006 | 2,989 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3,100 | 3,084 | 3,051 | 3,026 | 3,006 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 168 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 1,090 | 1,063 | 1,059 | 1,056 | 1,065 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 764 | 779 | 782 | 777 | 772 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 283 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 276 | ... |
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