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Jun 05, 2020

Selected Health & System Statistics

Average Length of Stay for Curative (Acute) Care in Days

Source: OECD 2019.

Data from 2017 (or nearest year available).

All Countries

Australia Flag — Australia

4.2

Brazil Flag — Brazil

n/a

Canada Flag — Canada

7.4

China Flag — China

n/a

Denmark Flag — Denmark

n/a

England Flag — England

5.9

France Flag — France

5.6

Germany Flag — Germany

7.5

India Flag — India

n/a

Israel

5.1

Italy Flag — Italy

6.9

Japan

16.2

Netherlands Flag — Netherlands

5

New Zealand Flag — New Zealand

4.9

Norway Flag — Norway

6

Singapore Flag — Singapore

n/a

Sweden Flag — Sweden

5.5

Switzerland Flag — Switzerland

5.5

Taiwan Flag — Taiwan

n/a

United States Flag — United States

5.5