Denmark vs Norway: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.4 Days against 5.3 Days in Norway, a difference of 0.1 Days.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 27th of 32 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.04 Days | 5.18 Days | 1.87 Days | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.63 Days | 5.47 Days | 0.1571 Days | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.4 Days | 5.3 Days | 0.1 Days | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 5.4 Days against 5.3 Days in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.1 Days, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 27th 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.