Canada vs Italy: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Canada
8 Days
in 2024
Italy
8.2 Days
in 2024
Canada rank
10th
Italy rank
8th
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.2 Days against 8 Days in Canada, a difference of 0.2 Days.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Italy ranks 8th of 32 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.38 Days | 7.47 Days | 0.0889 Days | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.2 Days | 7.78 Days | 0.58 Days | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.84 Days | 8.26 Days | 0.42 Days | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 8.2 Days against 8 Days in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Canada and Italy?
- 0.2 Days, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Canada ranks 10th and Italy ranks 8th 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.