Australia vs Norway: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.6 Days against 5.3 Days in Norway, a difference of 0.3 Days.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th of 32 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.66 Days | 6.47 Days | 0.1857 Days | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.25 Days | 5.26 Days | 0.99 Days | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.42 Days | 5.44 Days | 0.02 Days | Norway |
| 2020s | 5.5 Days | 5.28 Days | 0.225 Days | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Australia or Norway?
- Australia, at 5.6 Days against 5.3 Days in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Australia and Norway?
- 0.3 Days, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Australia ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average length of stay (ALOS) is calculated by dividing the number of bed-days by the number of discharges during the year. The list of diagnostic categories is based on the International Shortlist for Hospital Morbidity Tabulation (ISHMT). Click here to see the complete shortlist with ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.