Public-financed health care institutions; key figures, 2006-2014

Public-financed health care institutions; key figures, 2006-2014

SIC 2008 Periods Profit/loss account Operating costs Labour costs Social security contributions (mln euro)
86101 University hospitals 2014 909
86102 General hospitals 2014 1,504
86103 Specialised hospitals (not mental) 2014 154
Care for mental health 2014 748
Care for disabled persons 2014 1,045
Residential and home care 2014 2,175
87902 Residential care for other persons 2014 98
87901 Residential care for children 2014 190
88991Social work for children 2014 93
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table includes national statistics on income statements, balance sheet figures and staff of enterprises and groups of enterprises with main activity hospital care, mental healthcare, care for the disabled, nursing home care , home care, residential care for other persons and youth care.
The table includes only institutions financed through the Health care insurance act, the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act or provincial subsidies.
The target population consists of enterprises and groups of enterprises in the following classes of the Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008):
• 86101 University hospitals;
• 86102 General hospitals;
• 86103 Specialised hospitals (not mental);
• 86104 and 86222 Care for mental health;
• 8720 and 87301 Care for disabled persons;
• 8710, 87302 and 88101 Residential and home care;
• 87902 Residential care for other persons;
• 87901 Residential care for children;
• 88991 Social work for children.
If the enterprises provide other activities – in the field of health care or otherwise - besides the main activity of the SIC class, these secondary activities are also part of the statistical unit. Enterprises in the specified SIC classes not financed through the Health care insurance act and/or the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act are not included in these statistics. For practical reasons, institutions for maternity care are not included.

Data available from: 2006 until 2015

Status of the figures:
Figures are definite.

Changes as of 20th October 2017:
This table has been discontinued. The table has been replaced by the table: Health care institutions, key figures, finance and personnel (see paragraph 3).

When will new figures be published?
The table has been discontinued.

Description topics

Profit/loss account
Operating costs
The costs made to achieve the operating profits, that is purchase value of turnover, labour costs, and depreciation on assets, and other business expenditure.
Labour costs
The gross wages and salaries of employees and the social contributions payable by the employers.
Social security contributions
The contributions paid by employers to social security. These include imputed and actual social premiums and actual pension premiums.