Between 2010 and 2014, the average length of stay for patients suffering from musculoskeletal system diseases in the United Kingdom gradually decreased from 5.5 to 5.1 days. In 2015 and 2016, the average length of hospital stay rose to 5.3 days, before dipping back to 5.1 days in 2018. The subsequent two years witnessed a significant rise in the length of hospital stay, reaching a peak of 6.2 days in 2020 and 2021, which is the highest recorded during the specified time frame.
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OECD. (March 24, 2024). Average length of hospital stays for musculoskeletal 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/1459741/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-musculoskeletal-system-diseases/
OECD. "Average length of hospital stays for musculoskeletal 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/1459741/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-musculoskeletal-system-diseases/
OECD. (2024). Average length of hospital stays for musculoskeletal 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/1459741/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-musculoskeletal-system-diseases/
OECD. "Average Length of Hospital Stays for Musculoskeletal System Diseases in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2021 (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459741/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-musculoskeletal-system-diseases/
OECD, Average length of hospital stays for musculoskeletal system diseases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459741/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-musculoskeletal-system-diseases/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average length of hospital stays for musculoskeletal 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/1459741/hospital-stay-length-in-the-uk-for-musculoskeletal-system-diseases/