Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Latvia
Latvia: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 8.8 Days in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Latvia, 2013–2024
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 Latvia is 8.8 Days, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Latvia peaked at 8.8 Days in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6 Days, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.6 Days | — |
| 2014 | 7.9 Days | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.9 Days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6 Days | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8 Days | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.4 Days | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3 Days | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4 Days | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.9 Days | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 7.6 Days | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 7.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8 Days | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.93 Days | 7.6 Days | 8.4 Days | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.06 Days | 7.6 Days | 8.8 Days | 5 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 1.5 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 76.4 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 19 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -9.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 9.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 76.4 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.2 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 6,253 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 10,379 Number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Latvia?
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Latvia was 8.8 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 Days in 2024.
- What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 Days in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.