Non-expenditure health care data provide information on institutions providing health care in countries, on resources used and on output produced in the framework of health care provision.
An in-patient is a patient who is formally admitted (or 'hospitalized') to an institution for treatment and/or care and stays for a minimum of one night or more than 24 hours in the hospital or other institution providing in-patient care.
The Data for this statistic was taken from the Eurostat Database with the code HLTH_CO_DISCHLS.
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Average length of inpatient hospital stays in Spain 2011-2019
The average stay of inpatients in hospitals in Spain in 2019 was slighly over a week— 7.24 days specifically. This was a decrease from the previous years and the lowest value since 2011.
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Eurostat. (August 5, 2024). Average length of stay of hospital inpatients in Spain from 2011 to 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1274524/spain-inpatient-average-length-of-stay/
Eurostat. "Average length of stay of hospital inpatients in Spain from 2011 to 2019." Chart. August 5, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1274524/spain-inpatient-average-length-of-stay/
Eurostat. (2024). Average length of stay of hospital inpatients in Spain from 2011 to 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1274524/spain-inpatient-average-length-of-stay/
Eurostat. "Average Length of Stay of Hospital Inpatients in Spain from 2011 to 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Aug 2024, /statistics/1274524/spain-inpatient-average-length-of-stay/
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Average length of stay of hospital inpatients in Spain from 2011 to 2019 [Graph], Eurostat, August 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1274524/spain-inpatient-average-length-of-stay/