Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Croatia

Croatia: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 8.3 Days in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
8.3 Days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 3 countries
All-time high
8.7 Days
in 2018
All-time low
8.3 Days
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Croatia, 2017–2024

024682017202020242017: 8.5 Days2018: 8.7 Days2019: 8.7 Days2020: 8.6 Days2021: 8.5 Days2022: 8.5 Days2023: 8.3 Days2024: 8.3 Days

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 8.3 Days for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.

Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Croatia, 2017 to 2024.
Year Days Change
2017 8.5 Days
2018 8.7 Days +2.4%
2019 8.7 Days +0.0%
2020 8.6 Days -1.1%
2021 8.5 Days -1.2%
2022 8.5 Days +0.0%
2023 8.3 Days -2.4%
2024 8.3 Days +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.63 Days 8.5 Days 8.7 Days 3
2020s 8.44 Days 8.3 Days 8.6 Days 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 1 Hungary 9.5 Days compare
  2. 1 Latvia 8.8 Days compare
  3. 2 Estonia 8.3 Days compare
  4. 2 Czechia 9.1 Days compare
  5. 3 Germany 9 Days compare
  6. 3 France 9 Days compare
  7. 3 Lithuania 8 Days compare
  8. 4 Slovenia 6.6 Days compare
  9. 5 Portugal 8.6 Days compare
  10. 5 Poland 6.5 Days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Croatia?
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Croatia was 8.3 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 8.7 Days in 2018.
What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3 Days in 2023.
How does Croatia rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
Croatia ranks 2nd out of 3 countries with data for 2024.
Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia 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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Indicator
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
Unit
Days
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,093 data points, 1970–2025
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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.