FACTOID # 9: Sick people is Switzerland stay in hospital for longer than the people of any other nation - almost 10 days, on average. Switzerland also has the world's highest number of hospital beds per capita.
 
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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Switzerland: 9.3 days 
# 2   Netherlands: 9 days 
# 3   France: 8.5 days 
# 4   Belgium: 8 days 
# 5   Canada: 7.2 days 
# 6   Italy: 7 days 
# 7   United Kingdom: 6.9 days 
# 8   Ireland: 6.4 days 
# 9   Austria: 6.3 days 
# 10   Australia: 6.1 days 
# 11   Norway: 6 days 
# 12   United States: 5.8 days 
# 13   Sweden: 5 days 
# 14   New Zealand: 4.9 days 
# 15   Finland: 4.4 days 
# 16   Denmark: 3.8 days 
Total: 104.6 days  
Weighted average: 6.5 days  



DEFINITION: Average length of stay in a hospital per patient admitted to acute care (2000).

SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2003 and OECD Health Data 2002

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