Average length of stay in hospital in Portugal 2012-2021

The average length of stay for acute care patients in Portugal declined to 9.2 days in 2021. This decrease was preceded by an increase in average length of stay.
The average length of stay (ALOS) is one possibility to measure the efficiency of hospitals. It is calculated by dividing the total number of days inpatients stayed in a hospital during a year by the number of admissions or discharges. For health systems, shorter hospital stays represent an important way to reduce healthcare costs.

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