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

Countries reporting
37
Highest
9.7 Number
Hungary
Lowest
4 Number
Türkiye
Median
7.3 Number
Years covered
23
1999–2021
Data points
2,670

What the numbers show

In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 9.7 Number in Hungary; the lowest is 4 Number in Türkiye.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.3 Number, and the mean is 7.22 Number.

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

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 145.5%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 21.8%).

In-patient average length: total historical data (1999-2021) … NUTS: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hungary 9.7 Number 2021 up 2.1% rising
2 Czechia 9.5 Number 2021 down 3.1% falling
2 Martinique 9.5 Number 2021 — flat
4 Guadeloupe 9 Number 2021 — flat
5 Luxembourg 8.9 Number 2015 up 2.3% flat
6 Germany 8.8 Number 2021 down 5.4% falling
6 France 8.8 Number 2021 up 57.1% rising
8 Croatia 8.4 Number 2020 down 15.2% falling
8 Croatia 8.4 Number 2020 down 15.2% falling
10 Spain 8.3 Number 2021 up 23.9% rising
10 Italy 8.3 Number 2020 up 9.2% rising
12 Switzerland 8.1 Number 2021 down 8.0% falling
12 Portugal 8.1 Number 2021 up 145.5% rising
14 Liechtenstein 7.7 Number 2021 up 51.0% rising
14 Romania 7.7 Number 2021 up 2.7% falling
16 Lithuania 7.6 Number 2016 down 14.6% falling
16 Malta 7.6 Number 2019 up 16.9% rising
16 Lithuania 7.6 Number 2016 down 14.6% falling
19 Finland 7.3 Number 2021 down 20.7% falling
19 Poland 7.3 Number 2021 up 5.8% flat
19 Slovakia 7.3 Number 2020 down 2.7% falling
19 Poland 7.3 Number 2021 up 5.8% flat
19 Slovakia 7.3 Number 2020 down 2.7% falling
24 United Kingdom 6.8 Number 2016 down 21.8% falling
24 United Kingdom 6.8 Number 2016 down 21.8% falling
26 Slovenia 6.5 Number 2021 down 9.7% falling
26 Slovenia 6.5 Number 2021 down 9.7% falling
28 Iceland 5.9 Number 2019 up 1.7% rising
28 Mayotte 5.9 Number 2021 — falling
30 Belgium 5.7 Number 2021 down 14.9% falling
31 Bulgaria 5.5 Number 2021 down 8.3% falling
31 Sweden 5.5 Number 2021 down 8.3% falling
33 Denmark 5.4 Number 2016 down 19.4% falling
34 Norway 5.2 Number 2021 up 15.6% rising
35 Netherlands 4.5 Number 2021 down 15.1% falling
35 Netherlands 4.5 Number 2021 down 15.1% falling
37 Türkiye 4 Number 2016 down 20.0% 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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Indicator
In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
216 places, 2,670 data points, 1999–2021
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