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 Bed-occupancy rate (%) in health establishments
Characteristic Description
Name Bed-occupancy rate (%) in health establishments by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2002); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Statistics on health establishments
First available period 2002
Last available period 2012
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2002)
Concepts
  • LOCAL UNIT:  An enterprise or part thereof (e.g. a workshop, factory, warehouse, office, mine or depot) situated in a geographically identified place. At or from this place economic activity is carried out for which ' save for certain exceptions ' one or more persons work (even if only part-time) for one and the same enterprise.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT:  Health care unit provider or a set of health care unit providers, with technical direction, management and specific health care purpose accommodations. It may or may not provide in-patient care.
  • ANNUAL BED OCCUPATION RATE:  The ratio of the total in-patient hospitalisation days in the year to the real capacity of the establishment (that corresponds to the total number of beds appropriate for immediate in-patient admission available x 365 days).
Formule [(Internment days in hospitals and official clinics)/ ((Number of beds in hospitals and official clinics)*365 days)]*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations Health establishments = Official clinics + Hospitals
Last update date 12/12/2014


information presented in 29/10/2025