Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Israel
Israel: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 6.1 Days in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Israel, 2000–2024
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 Israel is 6.1 Days, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Israel peaked at 10.8 Days in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9 Days, in 2021.
That places Israel 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Israel, year by year
| Year | Days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8 Days | — |
| 2001 | 7.6 Days | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4 Days | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.4 Days | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3 Days | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.1 Days | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 8.6 Days | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 6.8 Days | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1 Days | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2 Days | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3 Days | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.4 Days | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5 Days | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.4 Days | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.3 Days | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.4 Days | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3 Days | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.3 Days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1 Days | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.2 Days | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3 Days | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.9 Days | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1 Days | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 6 Days | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1 Days | +1.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 6.1 Days is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.7 Days, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -29.6% | 10.8 Days | 7.6 Days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.53 Days | 6.1 Days | 10.8 Days | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.32 Days | 6.1 Days | 6.5 Days | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.08 Days | 5.9 Days | 6.3 Days | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Israel?
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Israel 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 Days in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 Days in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Israel ranks 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.