Italy vs Poland: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.2 Days against 6.5 Days in Poland, a difference of 1.7 Days.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Poland ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.49 Days | 7.84 Days | 0.3571 Days | Poland |
| 2010s | 7.78 Days | 7.15 Days | 0.63 Days | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.26 Days | 6.54 Days | 1.72 Days | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at 8.2 Days against 6.5 Days in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Italy and Poland?
- 1.7 Days, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Italy ranks 8th and Poland ranks 5th 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.