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Inpatient average length of stay in U.S. hospitals by cancer type 2008-2016

Average length of stay in U.S. hospitals per inpatient cancer cases from 2008 to 2016 (in days)

The data shows the average length of stay in U.S. hospitals per inpatient cancer case, by cancer type between 2008 and 2016. In 2011, lung cancer inpatients stayed at the hospital for an average of six days.

Breast cancer	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.1
Colorectal cancer	8.1	7.9	7.8	7.7	7.6	7.4
Lung cancer	6.3	6.3	6.2	6	5.9	5.8
Prostate cancer	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.1

Inpatient average length of stay in U.S. hospitals by cancer type 2008-2016

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