Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in France
France: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 9 Days in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in France, 1997–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in France is 9 Days, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in France peaked at 9.1 Days in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5 Days, in 2015.
France ranks 3rd of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in France, year by year
| Year | Days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.2 Days | — |
| 1998 | 6.1 Days | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.1 Days | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 Days | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9 Days | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.9 Days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8 Days | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7 Days | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.7 Days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.7 Days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6 Days | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.7 Days | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.6 Days | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5 Days | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 8.8 Days | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8 Days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8 Days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8 Days | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1 Days | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 8.8 Days | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.1 Days | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 9.1 Days | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 Days | -1.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 9 Days is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.7 Days, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- France's 9 Days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 Days, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +60.0% | 5.5 Days | 8.8 Days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.13 Days | 6.1 Days | 6.2 Days | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.83 Days | 5.6 Days | 6 Days | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 Days | 5.5 Days | 8.8 Days | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 Days | 8.8 Days | 9.1 Days | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Hungary 9.5 Days compare
- 1 Latvia 8.8 Days compare
- 2 Estonia 8.3 Days compare
- 2 Czechia 9.1 Days compare
- 2 Croatia 8.3 Days compare
- 3 Germany 9 Days compare
- 3 Lithuania 8 Days compare
- 4 Slovenia 6.6 Days compare
- 5 Portugal 8.6 Days compare
- 5 Poland 6.5 Days compare
- 6 Netherlands 4.4 Days compare
- 6 Austria 8.3 Days compare
- 6 Colombia 8.3 Days compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in France?
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in France was 9 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 Days in 2020.
- What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 Days in 2015.
- How does France rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- France ranks 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.