Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary

Hungary: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 9.5 Days in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.5 Days
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
1st
of 32 countries
All-time high
10.4 Days
in 2020
All-time low
8.6 Days
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary, 2004–2024

02.557.5102004201420242004: 8.6 Days2005: 8.7 Days2006: 8.7 Days2007: 8.9 Days2008: 9.2 Days2009: 9.2 Days2010: 9.5 Days2011: 9.5 Days2012: 9.6 Days2013: 9.4 Days2014: 9.5 Days2015: 9.5 Days2016: 9.4 Days2017: 9.6 Days2018: 9.6 Days2019: 9.6 Days2020: 10.4 Days2021: 9.6 Days2022: 8.9 Days2023: 9.4 Days2024: 9.5 Days

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 Hungary is 9.5 Days, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary peaked at 10.4 Days in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.6 Days, in 2004.

Hungary ranks 1st of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary, 2004 to 2024.
Year Days Change
2004 8.6 Days
2005 8.7 Days +1.2%
2006 8.7 Days +0.0%
2007 8.9 Days +2.3%
2008 9.2 Days +3.4%
2009 9.2 Days +0.0%
2010 9.5 Days +3.3%
2011 9.5 Days +0.0%
2012 9.6 Days +1.1%
2013 9.4 Days -2.1%
2014 9.5 Days +1.1%
2015 9.5 Days +0.0%
2016 9.4 Days -1.1%
2017 9.6 Days +2.1%
2018 9.6 Days +0.0%
2019 9.6 Days +0.0%
2020 10.4 Days +8.3%
2021 9.6 Days -7.7%
2022 8.9 Days -7.3%
2023 9.4 Days +5.6%
2024 9.5 Days +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.88 Days 8.6 Days 9.2 Days 6
2010s 9.52 Days 9.4 Days 9.6 Days 10
2020s 9.56 Days 8.9 Days 10.4 Days 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 1 Latvia 8.8 Days compare
  2. 2 Estonia 8.3 Days compare
  3. 2 Czechia 9.1 Days compare
  4. 2 Croatia 8.3 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

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More health data for Hungary

All data for Hungary →

Frequently asked questions

What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary?
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary was 9.5 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 Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 10.4 Days in 2020.
What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6 Days in 2004.
How does Hungary rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
Hungary ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hospital-average-length-of-stay-by-diagnostic-categories/hungary/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hospital-average-length-of-stay-by-diagnostic-categories/hungary/">Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.