Italy vs Portugal: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.6 Days against 8.2 Days in Italy, a difference of 0.4 Days.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.47 Days | 7.12 Days | 0.3444 Days | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.78 Days | 7.56 Days | 0.2125 Days | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.28 Days | 8.4 Days | 0.125 Days | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.6 Days against 8.2 Days in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.4 Days, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Italy ranks 8th and Portugal 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.