Based on a comparison of 28 countries in 2013, South Korea ranked the highest in average length of hospital stay for neoplasms with 11.9 days followed by Ireland and Germany. On the other end of the scale was Mexico with 4.70 days, Turkey with 4.90 days and Netherlands with 6.40 days.
Data for more countries are available at Average Length of Hospital Stay (Neoplasms) indicator page.
| Average Length of Hospital Stay (Neoplasms) | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Belgium | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.30 | 9.10 | 8.80 | 8.70 | 8.60 | ... | ||||||||
| Canada | days | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.30 | 9.10 | 9.00 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.90 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 9.10 | 8.90 | |||||||||
| Finland | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.10 | 8.70 | 8.60 | 8.60 | 8.40 | ||||||||
| Germany | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.90 | 9.70 | |||||||||
| Ireland | days | ... | ... | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.50 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 9.10 | 9.10 | ||||||||
| Latvia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Lithuania | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Luxembourg | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.30 | 9.00 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 8.90 | |||||||||||
| Slovakia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.80 | 8.70 | 8.40 | 8.20 | 8.00 | ... | ||||||||
| South Korea | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.0 | ||||||
| Spain | days | 9.50 | 9.30 | 9.00 | 8.70 | 8.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.70 | 9.70 | 8.70 | 8.90 | 8.80 | ... | ||||||
| United Kingdom | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.80 | 8.70 | 8.60 | 8.40 | 8.20 |
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