In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021) by country

Countries reporting
29
Highest
9.7
Hungary
Lowest
4.5
Netherlands
Median
7.6
Years covered
23
1999–2021
Data points
2,548

What the numbers show

In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 9.7 in Hungary; the lowest is 4.5 in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.6, and the mean is 7.41.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 145.5%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (down 21.8%).

In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hungary 9.7 2021 up 2.1% rising
2 Czechia 9.5 2021 down 3.1% falling
2 Martinique 9.5 2021 flat
4 Guadeloupe 9 2021 flat
5 Luxembourg 8.9 2015 up 2.3% flat
6 Germany 8.8 2021 down 5.4% falling
6 France 8.8 2021 up 57.1% rising
8 Croatia 8.4 2020 down 15.2% falling
9 Spain 8.3 2021 up 23.9% rising
9 Italy 8.3 2020 up 9.2% rising
11 Switzerland 8.1 2021 down 8.0% falling
11 Portugal 8.1 2021 up 145.5% rising
13 Liechtenstein 7.7 2021 up 51.0% rising
13 Romania 7.7 2021 up 2.7% falling
15 Lithuania 7.6 2016 down 14.6% falling
15 Malta 7.6 2019 up 16.9% rising
17 Finland 7.3 2021 down 20.7% falling
17 Poland 7.3 2021 up 5.8% flat
17 Slovakia 7.3 2020 down 2.7% falling
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.8 2016 down 21.8% falling
21 Slovenia 6.5 2021 down 9.7% falling
22 Iceland 5.9 2019 up 1.7% rising
22 Mayotte 5.9 2021 falling
24 Belgium 5.7 2021 down 14.9% falling
25 Bulgaria 5.5 2021 down 8.3% falling
25 Sweden 5.5 2021 down 8.3% falling
27 Denmark 5.4 2016 down 19.4% falling
28 Norway 5.2 2021 up 15.6% rising
29 Netherlands 4.5 2021 down 15.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
207 places, 2,548 data points, 1999–2021
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