Norway vs Sweden: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Norway
5.3 Days
in 2023
Sweden
5.2 Days
in 2024
Norway rank
27th
Sweden rank
29th
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.3 Days against 5.2 Days in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 Days.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th of 32 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.26 Days | 6.66 Days | 1.4 Days | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.34 Days | 5.67 Days | 0.3375 Days | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.28 Days | 5.45 Days | 0.175 Days | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 5.3 Days against 5.2 Days in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1 Days, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Norway ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th 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.