In 2021, the average length of stay for patients in European hospitals was 7.45 days. With an average of nearly ten days, Hungary had the highest length of stay in Europe, followed by the Czech Republic and Germany. On the other hand, people in the Netherlands stayed just 4.5 days on average in a hospital. This statistic represents the average length of stay in hospital in European countries in 2021 in days.
Average length of stay in hospital in European countries in 2021
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*EU average calculated using EU25 countries (except where data unavailable)
EU25 = Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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OECD. (December 18, 2023). Average length of stay in hospital in European countries in 2021 (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242250/average-length-of-hospital-stay-in-europe/
OECD. "Average length of stay in hospital in European countries in 2021 (in days)." Chart. December 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242250/average-length-of-hospital-stay-in-europe/
OECD. (2023). Average length of stay in hospital in European countries in 2021 (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242250/average-length-of-hospital-stay-in-europe/
OECD. "Average Length of Stay in Hospital in European Countries in 2021 (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242250/average-length-of-hospital-stay-in-europe/
OECD, Average length of stay in hospital in European countries in 2021 (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242250/average-length-of-hospital-stay-in-europe/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average length of stay in hospital in European countries in 2021 (in days) [Graph], OECD, December 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242250/average-length-of-hospital-stay-in-europe/