Austria vs Portugal: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.6 Days against 8.3 Days in Austria, a difference of 0.3 Days.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.02 Days | 7.78 Days | 3.24 Days | Austria |
| 2000s | 8.25 Days | 7.14 Days | 1.11 Days | Austria |
| 2010s | 8.12 Days | 7.56 Days | 0.5625 Days | Austria |
| 2020s | 8.5 Days | 8.4 Days | 0.1 Days | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Austria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.6 Days against 8.3 Days in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.3 Days, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Austria ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th 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.