Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories

Luxembourg
7.3 Days
in 2024
United Kingdom
7.2 Days
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
13th
United Kingdom rank
14th

Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 7.3 Days against 7.2 Days in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1 Days.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 32 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 8.43 Days 8.53 Days 0.1 Days United Kingdom
2010s 8.79 Days 7.19 Days 1.6 Days Luxembourg
2020s 7.53 Days 7.5 Days 0.0333 Days Luxembourg

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 United Kingdom?
Luxembourg, at 7.3 Days against 7.2 Days in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
0.1 Days, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
Luxembourg ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 14th 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.