Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Lithuania
Lithuania: Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories was 8 Days in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Lithuania, 2012–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days.
Analysis
In 2024, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Lithuania stood at 8 Days.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Lithuania peaked at 8.3 Days in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2 Days, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.6 Days | — |
| 2013 | 7.6 Days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5 Days | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.4 Days | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4 Days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3 Days | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2 Days | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.5 Days | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.7 Days | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.5 Days | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.9 Days | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 8.3 Days | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 8 Days | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.44 Days | 7.2 Days | 7.6 Days | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.88 Days | 7.5 Days | 8.3 Days | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 Hungary 9.5 Days compare
- 1 Latvia 8.8 Days compare
- 2 Estonia 8.3 Days compare
- 2 Czechia 9.1 Days compare
- 2 Croatia 8.3 Days compare
- 3 Germany 9 Days compare
- 3 France 9 Days compare
- 4 Slovenia 6.6 Days compare
- 5 Portugal 8.6 Days compare
- 5 Poland 6.5 Days compare
- 6 Netherlands 4.4 Days compare
- 6 Austria 8.3 Days compare
- 6 Colombia 8.3 Days compare
More health data for Lithuania
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.458 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 15,468 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 2.9 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 77.5 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 56 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -8.6 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 8.6 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 77.5 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.3 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 12,529 Number (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Lithuania?
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories in Lithuania was 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 Days in 2023.
- What is the lowest hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 Days in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories?
- Lithuania ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.