Canada
Official wait
In Canada (British Columbia), the reported wait was 22 weeks — median waiting time, patients who were treated (British Columbia Ministry of Health, 2026-04-01/2026-06-30).
Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health · Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Canada (British Columbia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings
Methodology and exclusions
In Canada (British Columbia), the reported wait was 58.9 weeks — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less (British Columbia Ministry of Health, 2026-04-01/2026-06-30).
Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health · Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Canada (British Columbia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitIn Canada (Nova Scotia), the reported wait was 138 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated (Nova Scotia Health, 2025-04-01/2025-06-30).
Source: Nova Scotia Health · Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Canada (Nova Scotia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitIn Canada (Nova Scotia), the reported wait was 445 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less (Nova Scotia Health, 2025-04-01/2025-06-30).
Source: Nova Scotia Health · Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Canada (Nova Scotia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.
Methodology and exclusions
Chile
Official public tariff
Beneficiary tranche B: Primary knee replacement; Beneficiary tranche C: Primary knee replacement; Beneficiary tranche D: Primary knee replacement
CLP 6,529,650 (FONASA, 2026): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary.
3 tariff codes at the same value
Source: FONASA · Source period: 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=3 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Chile. Payer context: Public tariff. Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified. Source code: 3301001.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Methodology and exclusions
What this figure covers
Scope: Chile. Payer context: Public tariff. Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified. Source code: 3302001.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Methodology and exclusions
What this figure covers
Scope: Chile. Payer context: Public tariff. Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified. Source code: 3303001.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Methodology and exclusions
Official wait
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Chile, the reported wait was 1,181 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Chile. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM. Provisional published value.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Chile, the reported wait was 797 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Chile. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM. Provisional published value.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Chile, the reported wait was 1,319 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Chile. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM. Provisional published value.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Chile, the reported wait was 938 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Chile. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM. Provisional published value.
Methodology and exclusions
Denmark
Official wait
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Denmark, the reported wait was 55 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Denmark. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Publicly funded patients in public/private hospitals; active waiting time only. From 2020 this is referral to treatment start, with surgery within 3 days; not strictly specialist assessment to treatment. Published definition differs from standard.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Denmark, the reported wait was 74 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Denmark. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Publicly funded patients in public/private hospitals; active waiting time only. From 2020 this is referral to treatment start, with surgery within 3 days; not strictly specialist assessment to treatment. Published definition differs from standard.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2020-Q1) — not current waitIn Denmark, the reported wait was 70 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated (Danish Health Data Authority, 2020-Q1).
Source: Danish Health Data Authority · Source period: 2020-Q1 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Denmark. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical national artificial-knee surgical-treatment mean, 2020 Q1, cited in a 2023 official statistical release. Excludes investigation and patient-selected postponement; episode severity and primary/revision are unspecified. This is not a current wait estimate.
Methodology and exclusions
Finland
Official wait
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Finland, the reported wait was 215.8 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Finland. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. THL Care Register, elective inpatient/day cases with known waits; excludes negative waiting dates. Source warns reliability of waiting-list entry dates can be questioned.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Finland, the reported wait was 193 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Finland. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. THL Care Register, elective inpatient/day cases with known waits; excludes negative waiting dates. Source warns reliability of waiting-list entry dates can be questioned.
Methodology and exclusions
United Kingdom
Official public tariff
£7,396 (England, 2026/27): official NHS hospital tariff, not a self-pay patient price.
Source: NHS England · Source period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Payer context: Public tariff. Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor. Source code: HN22E.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
NHS administrative baseline; local MFF, excess bed days and applicable adjustments excluded. HRG case mix and episode inclusions require review.
Methodology and exclusions
Published private package prices
Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital
£16,940 (Nuffield Health, 2026-10-14): published package price benchmark; check the inclusions below.
Source: Nuffield Health · Source period: 2026-10-14 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Payer context: Published private package. Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Included in published price: Treatment only; component-level inclusions not established by this list. Excluded / priced separately: Diagnostic or investigative tests before confirmation are charged separately.
Published guide price is an approximation of treatment only. Diagnostic/investigative tests are separate. Final price varies with consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions; a fixed all-inclusive quotation follows consultation. Package equivalence, colonoscopy sedation and cataract follow-up are not established. Not a median or a guaranteed minimum.
Methodology and exclusions
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
£20,120 (Nuffield Health, 2026-10-14): published package price benchmark; check the inclusions below.
Source: Nuffield Health · Source period: 2026-10-14 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Payer context: Published private package. Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Included in published price: Treatment only; component-level inclusions not established by this list. Excluded / priced separately: Diagnostic or investigative tests before confirmation are charged separately.
Published guide price is an approximation of treatment only. Diagnostic/investigative tests are separate. Final price varies with consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions; a fixed all-inclusive quotation follows consultation. Package equivalence, colonoscopy sedation and cataract follow-up are not established. Not a median or a guaranteed minimum.
Methodology and exclusions
Ramsay New Hall Hospital
Ramsay New Hall Hospital: from £16,665 (2026-10-14). Published private package.
Source: Ramsay Health Care UK · Source period: 2026-10-14 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Payer context: Published private package. Ramsay New Hall Hospital.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published minimum guide price, not a guaranteed quotation or median. Component-level inclusions/exclusions, implant type, laterality, consultant/anaesthetist fees and follow-up are not established on this price list; cataract one-eye equivalence and diagnostic-only colonoscopy are unconfirmed. Contact hospital for a quotation. Combined colonoscopy/gastroscopy and finance repayments are excluded from extraction.
Methodology and exclusions
Official wait
In United Kingdom (England), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 13.77 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list (NHS England (Referral to Treatment), August 2026).
Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
In United Kingdom (England), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 41.72 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less (NHS England (Referral to Treatment), August 2026).
Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p92. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
In United Kingdom (Scotland), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 202 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated (Public Health Scotland, August 2026).
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
In United Kingdom (Scotland), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 468 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less (Public Health Scotland, August 2026).
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
In United Kingdom (Scotland), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 159 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list (Public Health Scotland, August 2026).
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
In United Kingdom (Scotland), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 375 days — 90% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less (Public Health Scotland, August 2026).
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
Italy
Official wait
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Italy, the reported wait was 88 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Italy. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. National hospital discharge database; cataract ambulatory procedures without hospital admission are undercounted. National procedure-code deviations apply. Provisional published value. Published definition differs from standard.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Italy, the reported wait was 45 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Italy. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. National hospital discharge database; cataract ambulatory procedures without hospital admission are undercounted. National procedure-code deviations apply. Provisional published value. Published definition differs from standard.
Methodology and exclusions
Norway
Official wait
Historical data (2023) — not current waitIn Norway, the reported wait was 236.6 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2023).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2023 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Norway. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Norwegian Patient Register. Wait starts when GP referral is received, earlier than specialist assessment; therefore OECD flags a definition difference. Latest available series here is 2023. Published definition differs from standard.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2023) — not current waitIn Norway, the reported wait was 218 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2023).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2023 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Norway. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Norwegian Patient Register. Wait starts when GP referral is received, earlier than specialist assessment; therefore OECD flags a definition difference. Latest available series here is 2023. Published definition differs from standard.
Methodology and exclusions
New Zealand
Official wait
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn New Zealand, the reported wait was 181.9 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn New Zealand, the reported wait was 234.8 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn New Zealand, the reported wait was 217 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn New Zealand, the reported wait was 154 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.
Methodology and exclusions
Portugal
Official wait
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Portugal, the reported wait was 142 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Portugal. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Portugal, the reported wait was 160.7 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Portugal. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Portugal, the reported wait was 176.8 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Portugal. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Portugal, the reported wait was 288.8 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Portugal. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.
Methodology and exclusions
Sweden
Official wait
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Sweden, the reported wait was 88 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Sweden. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Sweden, the reported wait was 111 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Sweden. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Sweden, the reported wait was 151.4 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Sweden. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded.
Methodology and exclusions
Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Sweden, the reported wait was 156.2 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).
Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Sweden. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded.
Methodology and exclusions