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
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Hungary, 2004–2024
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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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.
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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.