Hospital stay length by country worldwide 2021

In 2021, the average length of stay in a hospital in Korea for curative (acute) care was 7.6 days. This is a decrease from an average of ten days in the year 2010. This statistic shows the average length of stay in hospitals for curative (acute) care in select countries worldwide in 2010 and 2021.

Average length of stay in hospitals for curative (acute) care in select countries worldwide in 2010 and 2021 (in days)*

Characteristic	2010	2021
Japan	18.2	16
Portugal	8.6	9.2
Canada	7.7	7.8
Korea	10	7.6
Germany	8.1	7.4
Italy	6.7	7.4
Luxembourg	7.6	7.3
United Kingdom	6.1	7.1
Poland	7.3	6.9
Slovak Republic	6.6	6.9
Costa Rica	6.4	6.8
Switzerland	7.8	6.8
Lithuania	7.1	6.5
Finland	7	6.4
Ireland	6	6.4
Slovenia	5.5	6.4
Austria	6.6	6.3
Belgium	7.2	6.3
Estonia	5.5	6.3
Spain	6.4	6.3
Latvia	6.2	6
Czechia	6.7	5.9
Hungary	5.8	5.9
United States	5.4	5.9
Norway	6.3	5.8
France	5.8	5.6
Iceland	5.4	5.4
Sweden	5.8	5.4
Netherlands	5.6	5.2
Australia*	5	4.6
Israel	4.8	4.6
Türkiye	4	4.4

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Release date

December 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2010 and 2021

Supplementary notes

Data refer to average length of stay for curative (acute) care (resulting in an under-estimation).
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
* Figures are from 2020 as 2021 figures were not available.

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