Hospital stay length for heart attack by country worldwide 2020

In 2020, the average length of stay in a hospital in Norway for acute myocardial infarction, or a heart attack, was 3.3 days. In comparison, the average length of stay in a hospital for a heart attack in Germany was just over nine days. This statistic shows the average length of stay in hospitals for acute myocardial infarction in select countries worldwide in 2020.

Average length of stay in hospitals for acute myocardial infarction in select countries worldwide in 2020 (in days)

Characteristic	Length of stay in days
Germany	9.2
Korea	8.7
Hungary	8.2
Italy	7.8
Portugal	7.3
Mexico	7
Poland	6.8
Austria	6.8
Spain	6.7
Switzerland	6.2
United Kingdom**	6.2
Belgium	5.8
Czech Republic	5.4
United States***	5.4
Finland	5.3
France	5
Israel	4.8
Turkey**	4.8
Canada	4.8
Australia*	4.5
Netherlands	4.3
Sweden	3.8
Norway	3.3

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
* Data from 2019 as 2020 figures were not available.
** Data from 2018 as 2020 figures were not available.
*** Data from 2010 as these were latest figures available.

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