Finland vs Switzerland: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 8.1 Days against 7.5 Days in Finland, a difference of 0.6 Days.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 32 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.53 Days | 16.99 Days | 4.46 Days | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 12.64 Days | 10.34 Days | 2.3 Days | Finland |
| 2010s | 9.79 Days | 8.72 Days | 1.07 Days | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.4 Days | 8.22 Days | 0.82 Days | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 8.1 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 Switzerland?
- 0.6 Days, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Finland ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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.