Netherlands vs Portugal: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.6 Days against 4.4 Days in Netherlands, a difference of 4.2 Days.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.0 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.18 Days | 7.78 Days | 1.4 Days | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.06 Days | 7.14 Days | 0.08 Days | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.88 Days | 7.56 Days | 2.69 Days | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.45 Days | 8.4 Days | 3.95 Days | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.6 Days against 4.4 Days in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 4.2 Days, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Netherlands ranks 6th and Portugal 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.