Denmark vs Sweden: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.4 Days against 5.2 Days in Sweden, a difference of 0.2 Days.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 29th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.04 Days | 6.61 Days | 0.4333 Days | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.58 Days | 5.72 Days | 0.14 Days | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.4 Days | 5.4 Days | 0 Days | — |
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 Sweden?
- Denmark, at 5.4 Days against 5.2 Days in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.2 Days, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 29th 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.