Costa Rica vs Malta: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 6.9 Days against 6.3 Days in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6 Days.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Malta ranks 15th of 32 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.65 Days | 7.5 Days | 1.85 Days | Malta |
| 2020s | 5.4 Days | 7.5 Days | 2.1 Days | Malta |
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 Malta?
- Malta, at 6.9 Days against 6.3 Days in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.6 Days, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Malta ranks 15th 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.