Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Canada
Canada: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 8 Days in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days.
Analysis
Canada recorded 8 Days for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Canada peaked at 10.5 Days in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.8 Days, in 2015.
Canada ranks 10th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Canada, year by year
| Year | Days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 Days | — |
| 1981 | 10.2 Days | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 10 Days | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 10 Days | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.2 Days | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 10.4 Days | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 10.3 Days | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 10.5 Days | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 10.4 Days | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.2 Days | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 10.2 Days | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 Days | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.9 Days | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 9.8 Days | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 7.4 Days | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 7.2 Days | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 7.1 Days | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 7 Days | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 7 Days | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1 Days | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.2 Days | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7.3 Days | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.4 Days | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.3 Days | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.3 Days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.2 Days | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3 Days | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.4 Days | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.6 Days | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5 Days | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5 Days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9 Days | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 7 Days | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8 Days | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.9 Days | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.8 Days | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4 Days | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6 Days | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7 Days | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8 Days | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 7.9 Days | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8 Days | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.22 Days | 10 Days | 10.5 Days | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.27 Days | 7 Days | 10.2 Days | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.36 Days | 7.2 Days | 7.6 Days | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 Days | 6.8 Days | 7.6 Days | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 Days | 7.6 Days | 8 Days | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Canada?
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Canada was 8 Days in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 Days in 1987.
- What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 Days in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.