Italy vs Spain: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Italy
8.2 Days
in 2024
Spain
7.9 Days
in 2024
Italy rank
8th
Spain rank
11th
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.2 Days against 7.9 Days in Spain, a difference of 0.3 Days.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Spain ranks 11th of 32 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.47 Days | 7.23 Days | 0.2333 Days | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.78 Days | 7.1 Days | 0.68 Days | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.26 Days | 8.24 Days | 0.02 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 Spain?
- Italy, at 8.2 Days against 7.9 Days in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Italy and Spain?
- 0.3 Days, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Italy ranks 8th 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.