Germany vs Korea: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Germany
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 17.9 Days against 9 Days in Germany, a difference of 8.9 Days.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.0 times Germany's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 32 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3 Days | 13.05 Days | 1.75 Days | Korea |
| 2000s | 9.82 Days | 15.7 Days | 5.88 Days | Korea |
| 2010s | 9.06 Days | 17.19 Days | 8.13 Days | Korea |
| 2020s | 8.88 Days | 18.52 Days | 9.64 Days | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Germany or Korea?
- Korea, at 17.9 Days against 9 Days in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Germany and Korea?
- 8.9 Days, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Korea rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st 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.