In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total in Spain

Spain: In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total was 8.3 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8.3
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
9th
of 29 countries
All-time high
8.7
in 2020
All-time low
6.7
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021

In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total in Spain, 2015–2021

024682015201820212015: 6.72016: 72017: 7.52018: 8.32019: 8.12020: 8.72021: 8.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2021, in-patient average length of stay (days) by nuts 2 region - total in Spain stood at 8.3.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Spain ranks 9th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total in Spain, year by year

Annual values for In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021) in Spain, 2015 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2015 6.7
2016 7 +4.5%
2017 7.5 +7.1%
2018 8.3 +10.7%
2019 8.1 -2.4%
2020 8.7 +7.4%
2021 8.3 -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.52 6.7 8.3 5
2020s 8.5 8.3 8.7 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 6 Germany 8.8 compare
  2. 6 France 8.8 compare
  3. 8 Croatia 8.4 compare
  4. 9 Italy 8.3 compare
  5. 11 Switzerland 8.1 compare
  6. 11 Portugal 8.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is in-patient average length of stay (days) by nuts 2 region - total in Spain?
In-patient average length of stay (days) by nuts 2 region - total in Spain was 8.3 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest in-patient average length of stay (days) by nuts 2 region - total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2020.
What is the lowest in-patient average length of stay (days) by nuts 2 region - total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 2015.
How does Spain rank for in-patient average length of stay (days) by nuts 2 region - total?
Spain ranks 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2021.
Is in-patient average length of stay (days) by nuts 2 region - total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-patient average length of stay (days) by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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