Canada vs Spain: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8 Days against 7.9 Days in Spain, a difference of 0.1 Days.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Spain ranks 11th of 32 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.22 Days | 13.77 Days | 3.55 Days | Spain |
| 1990s | 8.27 Days | 10.62 Days | 2.35 Days | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.36 Days | 7.39 Days | 0.03 Days | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.2 Days | 7.1 Days | 0.1 Days | Canada |
| 2020s | 7.84 Days | 8.24 Days | 0.4 Days | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Canada, at 8 Days against 7.9 Days in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Canada and Spain?
- 0.1 Days, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Canada ranks 10th and Spain ranks 11th 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.