Mental health policy and practice across Europe: an overview

Table 7.20 Decline in psychiatric inpatient beds 1986–2001 in EU-15 and Nordic Countries (figures are beds per 100,000)
Country 1986 1991 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 Percentage
decline
1986–2000
Austria 101.83 95.71 80.69 74.17 71.54 62.75 61.27 39.8
Belgium 215.04 179.31 165.47 164.26 164.04 186.99 186.36 13.3
Denmark 170.75 91.81 80.42 80 78.74 77.98 . . . 54.3*
Finland 318.35 216.21 126.24 120.34 113.82 106.07 103.45 67.5
France 199.91 154.2 128.82 120.02 119.54 111.59 107.07 46.4
Germany . . . 153.82 131.64 127.94 126.95 127.03 127.68 16.8**
Greece 120.3 113.93 110.29 106.96 107.02 92.12 90 25.2
Iceland 180.51 142.25 117.85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland 326.46 216.64 161.39 149.11 136.56 123.21 122.82 62.4
Italy 100 62.79 42.34 38.68 28.65 16.16 14.14 85.9****
Luxembourg 272.88 205.89 101.05 99.62 98.34 . . . . . . 64.0***
Netherlands 167.52 176.56 170.88 171.76 170.76 158 155.68 7.1
Norway 123.48 81.35 68.5 68.18 67.78 66.14 66.31 46.3
Portugal 90.75 86.74 72.52 73.73 71.56 . . . . . . 21.1***
Spain 85.64 67.65 60.29 58.75 56.65 . . . . . . 33.9***
Sweden 229.26 150.46 94.85 82.3 70.84 65.32 62.72 72.5
United Kingdom 235.1 164.03 88.5 84.76 81.87 . . . . . . 65.2
* 1986–1999
** 1991–2000
*** 1986–1997
**** Note the reservations expressed in the text. If all beds are taken into account, the decline in Italy is closer to 50%
Source: WHO European Health For All Database at http://www.euro.who.int/hfadb.
NOTE: These data do not always match country data collected by other means and should be treated with caution.