Netherlands vs Poland: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6.5 Days against 4.4 Days in Netherlands, a difference of 2.1 Days.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Poland ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.59 Days | 7.84 Days | 1.26 Days | Poland |
| 2010s | 4.8 Days | 7.15 Days | 2.35 Days | Poland |
| 2020s | 4.45 Days | 6.55 Days | 2.1 Days | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Netherlands or Poland?
- Poland, at 6.5 Days against 4.4 Days in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Netherlands and Poland?
- 2.1 Days, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Netherlands ranks 6th and Poland ranks 5th of 7 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.