Based on a comparison of 28 countries in 2013, South Korea ranked the highest in average length of hospital stay for acute myocardial infarction with 13.1 days followed by Germany and Estonia. On the other end of the scale was Turkey with 4.90 days, Slovakia with 4.90 days and Australia with 5.40 days.
Data for more countries are available at Average Length of Hospital Stay (Acute Myocardial Infarction) indicator page.
| Average Length of Hospital Stay (Acute Myocardial Infarction) | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Austria | days | 8.40 | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 8.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.70 | 7.70 | 7.90 | 7.80 | 7.80 | ... | |||||||
| Estonia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.90 | 9.10 | 9.20 | |||||||||
| Finland | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.5 | 10.2 | 9.90 | 8.10 | 8.80 | ||||||||
| Germany | days | ... | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.70 | 8.90 | 8.60 | 8.30 | 8.40 | ... | ||||
| Ireland | days | ... | ... | 9.50 | 9.00 | 8.40 | 8.00 | 7.90 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.90 | 7.90 | 7.80 | 7.70 | 7.90 | ||||||||
| Lithuania | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| New Zealand | days | 9.20 | 8.50 | 9.90 | 9.10 | 9.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.60 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 7.70 | 7.50 | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.7 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 11.6 | ||||||
| Spain | days | 8.40 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 7.80 | 7.60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.80 | 7.10 | 6.60 | 6.90 | 6.70 | ... | ||||||
| United Kingdom | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.90 | 8.80 | 8.40 | 8.10 | 7.60 |
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