Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Chile
Chile: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 6.1 Days in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Chile, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days.
Analysis
In 2024, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Chile stood at 6.1 Days.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Chile peaked at 6.6 Days in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.6 Days, in 2005.
Chile ranks 20th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Chile, year by year
| Year | Days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.8 Days | — |
| 2002 | 5.9 Days | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 6 Days | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.7 Days | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6 Days | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7 Days | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.8 Days | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6 Days | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.9 Days | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.7 Days | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.7 Days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8 Days | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7 Days | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8 Days | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.1 Days | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 6 Days | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5 Days | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6 Days | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.1 Days | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 6.2 Days | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1 Days | -1.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 6.1 Days is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.7 Days, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.74 Days | 5.6 Days | 6 Days | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.87 Days | 5.7 Days | 6.1 Days | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 Days | 6.1 Days | 6.6 Days | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Chile?
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Chile was 6.1 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 Days in 2021.
- What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 Days in 2005.
- How does Chile rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Chile ranks 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.