Belgium vs Greece: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.8 Days against 5.7 Days in Belgium, a difference of 0.1 Days.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Greece ranks 23rd of 32 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.42 Days | 7.62 Days | 0.2 Days | Greece |
| 2010s | 6.57 Days | 7.01 Days | 0.4429 Days | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.8 Days | 5.8 Days | 0 Days | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Belgium or Greece?
- Greece, at 5.8 Days against 5.7 Days in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.1 Days, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Greece ranks 23rd 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.