Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.3 Days against 6.2 Days in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 Days.
Across all 27 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 32 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6 Days | 7.57 Days | 1.97 Days | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.85 Days | 9.71 Days | 3.86 Days | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5.87 Days | 8 Days | 2.13 Days | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5.4 Days | 6.47 Days | 1.07 Days | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 6.3 Days against 6.2 Days in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.1 Days, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 19th 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.