Luxembourg vs Spain: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories

Luxembourg
7.3 Days
in 2024
Spain
7.9 Days
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
13th
Spain rank
11th

Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Spain
051015198020022024

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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Indicator
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Unit
Days
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,093 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.