Costa Rica vs Israel: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Costa Rica
6.3 Days
in 2025
Israel
6.1 Days
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
18th
Israel rank
20th
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Costa Rica
- Israel
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.3 Days against 6.1 Days in Israel, a difference of 0.2 Days.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Israel ranks 20th of 32 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.85 Days | 7.53 Days | 1.68 Days | Israel |
| 2010s | 5.87 Days | 6.32 Days | 0.45 Days | Israel |
| 2020s | 5.54 Days | 6.08 Days | 0.54 Days | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Costa Rica or Israel?
- Costa Rica, at 6.3 Days against 6.1 Days in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Costa Rica and Israel?
- 0.2 Days, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Israel ranks 20th 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.