Finland vs Spain: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.9 Days against 7.5 Days in Finland, a difference of 0.4 Days.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 12th and Spain ranks 11th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.63 Days | 7.23 Days | 5.4 Days | Finland |
| 2010s | 9.79 Days | 6.99 Days | 2.8 Days | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.4 Days | 8.24 Days | 0.84 Days | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Finland or Spain?
- Spain, at 7.9 Days against 7.5 Days in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Finland and Spain?
- 0.4 Days, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Finland ranks 12th and Spain ranks 11th 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.