Between 2010 and 2021, the average length of hospital stay for patients with digestive system diseases in the UK was approximately six days. In 2018, the length of stay dropped to 5.7 days, the lowest in the time interval. The next two years saw a slight increase in the amount of time allocated to people suffering from digestive system diseases in the United Kingdom, reaching 5.9 days, before finally increasing up to an average of 6.1 days by 2021.
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OECD. (March 24, 2024). Average length of hospital stays for digestive system diseases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459731/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-digestive-system-diseases/
OECD. "Average length of hospital stays for digestive system diseases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in days)." Chart. March 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459731/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-digestive-system-diseases/
OECD. (2024). Average length of hospital stays for digestive system diseases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459731/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-digestive-system-diseases/
OECD. "Average Length of Hospital Stays for Digestive System Diseases in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2021 (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459731/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-digestive-system-diseases/
OECD, Average length of hospital stays for digestive system diseases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459731/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-digestive-system-diseases/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average length of hospital stays for digestive system diseases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in days) [Graph], OECD, March 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459731/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-digestive-system-diseases/