Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Korea
Korea: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 17.9 Days in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Korea, 1996–2024
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 Korea is 17.9 Days, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Korea peaked at 19.6 Days in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.6 Days, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Korea, year by year
| Year | Days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.5 Days | — |
| 1999 | 12.6 Days | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7 Days | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 14.9 Days | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5 Days | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 15.7 Days | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 15.8 Days | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.4 Days | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.1 Days | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.5 Days | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.8 Days | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 17.8 Days | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 17.3 Days | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 18.3 Days | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 19 Days | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.9 Days | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1 Days | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5 Days | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 19.6 Days | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 17.5 Days | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 17.9 Days | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.05 Days | 12.6 Days | 13.5 Days | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7 Days | 14.7 Days | 17.5 Days | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.19 Days | 15.8 Days | 19 Days | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.52 Days | 17.5 Days | 19.6 Days | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More health data for Korea
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.008 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant health: low birthweight 7.8 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy 83.7 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -5.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 5.8 Years (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 51,751 Persons (2024)
- Causes of mortality 352,511 Deaths (2023)
- Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 140 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Korea?
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Korea was 17.9 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6 Days in 2022.
- What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 Days in 1999.
- How does Korea rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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).
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.