Luxembourg vs Spain: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.9 Days against 7.3 Days in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.6 Days.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 13th and Spain ranks 11th of 32 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8 Days | 8.85 Days | 1.05 Days | Spain |
| 2000s | 8.43 Days | 7.39 Days | 1.04 Days | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 8.79 Days | 6.73 Days | 2.06 Days | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 7.53 Days | 8.07 Days | 0.5333 Days | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Spain, at 7.9 Days against 7.3 Days in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 0.6 Days, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Luxembourg ranks 13th 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.