Average length of stay in hospital in Estonia 2012-2021
The average length of stay for acute care patients in Estonia increased by 0.2 days (+3.28 percent) in 2021 in comparison to the previous year. With 6.3 days, the average length of stay thereby reached its highest value in the observed period.
The OECD defines the average length of hospital stay as the total number of days stayed by all inpatients during a year by the number of admissions or discharges, where day cases are excluded. Shorter hospital stays can significantly reduce costs because patients can be shifted from cost-intensive acute inpatient care to less-expensive post-acute settings.
Find more key insights for the average length of stay for acute care patients in countries like Italy, Latvia, and Ireland.
The OECD defines the average length of hospital stay as the total number of days stayed by all inpatients during a year by the number of admissions or discharges, where day cases are excluded. Shorter hospital stays can significantly reduce costs because patients can be shifted from cost-intensive acute inpatient care to less-expensive post-acute settings.
Find more key insights for the average length of stay for acute care patients in countries like Italy, Latvia, and Ireland.
