[DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING] Waiting times
Updated by provider on July 8, 2025 (12:36 PM).
This dataset reports data on waiting times for selected elective surgeries (by ICD-9-CM).
Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment includes the time elapsed for patients on the non-emergency (elective) surgery waiting list from the date they were added to the waiting list for the procedure (following specialist assessment) to the date they were admitted for treatment. Waiting times of patients on the list includes the time elapsed for patients on the non-emergency (elective) surgery waiting list from the date they were added to the waiting list for the procedure (following specialist assessment) to a designated census date. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information. [REF_AREA] Reference area
[AUS] Australia
[CAN] Canada
[CHL] Chile
[COL] Colombia
[DNK] Denmark
[ESP] Spain
[EST] Estonia
[FIN] Finland
[GBR] United Kingdom
[HRV] Croatia
[HUN] Hungary
[IRL] Ireland
[ISL] Iceland
[ISR] Israel
[ITA] Italy
[LTU] Lithuania
[NLD] Netherlands
[NOR] Norway
[NZL] New Zealand
[PER] Peru
[POL] Poland
[PRT] Portugal
[SVN] Slovenia
[SWE] Sweden
[MEASURE] Measure
[WAIT] Waiting times
[WAIT_MEAN] Mean waiting times
[WAIT_MEDIAN] Median waiting times
[UNIT_MEASURE] Unit of measure
[D] Days
[PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3] Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months
[MEDICAL_PROCEDURE] Medical procedure
[CM131_138] Cataract surgery
[CM361] Coronary artery bypass graft
[CM36_TRS] Transluminal coronary angioplasty
[CM603_606] Transurethral prostatectomy
[CM683_687_689] Hysterectomy
[CM8151_8153] Hip replacement (total and partial, including the revision of hip replacement)
[CM8154] Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)
[OCCUPATION] Occupation
[_Z] Not applicable
[DIAGNOSTIC_TYPE] Diagnostic category
[_Z] Not applicable
[PROVIDER] Provider
[_Z] Not applicable
[FUNCTION] Healthcare function
[_Z] Not applicable
[MODE_PROVISION] Mode of provision
[_Z] Not applicable
[CARE_TYPE] Care type
[_Z] Not applicable
[HEALTH_FACILITY] Medical technology
[_Z] Not applicable
[AGE] Age
[_Z] Not applicable
[SEX] Sex
[_Z] Not applicable
[DATA_SRCE] Data source
[_Z] Not applicable
[WAITING_TIME] Waiting time
[WTPA] Waiting times of patients on the list
[WTSP] Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment
[DISEASE] Disease
[_Z] Not applicable
[CANCER_SITE] Cancer site
[_Z] Not applicable
[CONSULTATION_TYPE] Consultation type
[_Z] Not applicable
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Reference area [REF_AREA] (24)
Measure [MEASURE] (3)
Unit of measure [UNIT_MEASURE] (2)
Medical procedure [MEDICAL_PROCEDURE] (7)
Occupation [OCCUPATION] (1)
Diagnostic category [DIAGNOSTIC_TYPE] (1)
Provider [PROVIDER] (1)
Healthcare function [FUNCTION] (1)
Mode of provision [MODE_PROVISION] (1)
Care type [CARE_TYPE] (1)
Medical technology [HEALTH_FACILITY] (1)
Age [AGE] (1)
Sex [SEX] (1)
Data source [DATA_SRCE] (1)
Waiting time [WAITING_TIME] (2)
Disease [DISEASE] (1)
Cancer site [CANCER_SITE] (1)
Consultation type [CONSULTATION_TYPE] (1)
This dataset has 540 series:
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM131_138._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Cataract surgery – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=48
- to
- 2023=57.8
- min:
- 47.6
- max:
- 62.4
- avg:
- 53.7
- σ:
- 5.647
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM361._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Coronary artery bypass graft – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=5.8
- to
- 2023=12.1
- min:
- 3.9
- max:
- 12.1
- avg:
- 7.58
- σ:
- 2.623
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM603_606._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Transurethral prostatectomy – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=16.5
- to
- 2023=33.3
- min:
- 16.5
- max:
- 35.9
- avg:
- 24.38
- σ:
- 6.506
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM683_687_689._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Hysterectomy – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=26.2
- to
- 2023=43.6
- min:
- 26.1
- max:
- 47.5
- avg:
- 35.56
- σ:
- 7.996
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM8151_8153._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Hip replacement (total and partial, including the revision of hip replacement) – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=55.8
- to
- 2023=62.7
- min:
- 55.8
- max:
- 68.3
- avg:
- 60.61
- σ:
- 4.313
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM8154._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=69.8
- to
- 2023=78.3
- min:
- 69.8
- max:
- 82.1
- avg:
- 74.69
- σ:
- 4.378
[AUS.WAIT_MEAN.D.CM131_138._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Mean waiting times – Days – Cataract surgery – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=132
- to
- 2023=160
- min:
- 132
- max:
- 196
- avg:
- 155.4
- σ:
- 21.983
[AUS.WAIT_MEAN.D.CM361._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Mean waiting times – Days – Coronary artery bypass graft – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=27
- to
- 2023=42
- min:
- 24
- max:
- 42
- avg:
- 31.8
- σ:
- 5.706
[AUS.WAIT_MEAN.D.CM603_606._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Mean waiting times – Days – Transurethral prostatectomy – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=62
- to
- 2023=103
- min:
- 62
- max:
- 110
- avg:
- 78.6
- σ:
- 16.384
[AUS.WAIT_MEAN.D.CM683_687_689._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Mean waiting times – Days – Hysterectomy – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=83
- to
- 2023=131
- min:
- 83
- max:
- 156
- avg:
- 110
- σ:
- 25.71
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Reference area [REF_AREA] (24)
Measure [MEASURE] (3)
Unit of measure [UNIT_MEASURE] (2)
Medical procedure [MEDICAL_PROCEDURE] (7)
Occupation [OCCUPATION] (1)
Diagnostic category [DIAGNOSTIC_TYPE] (1)
Provider [PROVIDER] (1)
Healthcare function [FUNCTION] (1)
Mode of provision [MODE_PROVISION] (1)
Care type [CARE_TYPE] (1)
Medical technology [HEALTH_FACILITY] (1)
Age [AGE] (1)
Sex [SEX] (1)
Data source [DATA_SRCE] (1)
Waiting time [WAITING_TIME] (2)
Disease [DISEASE] (1)
Cancer site [CANCER_SITE] (1)
Consultation type [CONSULTATION_TYPE] (1)
This dataset has 540 series:
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM131_138._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Cataract surgery – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=48
- to
- 2023=57.8
- min:
- 47.6
- max:
- 62.4
- avg:
- 53.7
- σ:
- 5.647
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM361._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Coronary artery bypass graft – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=5.8
- to
- 2023=12.1
- min:
- 3.9
- max:
- 12.1
- avg:
- 7.58
- σ:
- 2.623
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM603_606._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Transurethral prostatectomy – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=16.5
- to
- 2023=33.3
- min:
- 16.5
- max:
- 35.9
- avg:
- 24.38
- σ:
- 6.506
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM683_687_689._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Hysterectomy – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=26.2
- to
- 2023=43.6
- min:
- 26.1
- max:
- 47.5
- avg:
- 35.56
- σ:
- 7.996
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM8151_8153._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Hip replacement (total and partial, including the revision of hip replacement) – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=55.8
- to
- 2023=62.7
- min:
- 55.8
- max:
- 68.3
- avg:
- 60.61
- σ:
- 4.313
[AUS.WAIT.PT_PAT_WAIT_M_GT3.CM8154._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Waiting times – Percentage of patients waiting more than 3 months – Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=69.8
- to
- 2023=78.3
- min:
- 69.8
- max:
- 82.1
- avg:
- 74.69
- σ:
- 4.378
[AUS.WAIT_MEAN.D.CM131_138._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Mean waiting times – Days – Cataract surgery – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=132
- to
- 2023=160
- min:
- 132
- max:
- 196
- avg:
- 155.4
- σ:
- 21.983
[AUS.WAIT_MEAN.D.CM361._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Mean waiting times – Days – Coronary artery bypass graft – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=27
- to
- 2023=42
- min:
- 24
- max:
- 42
- avg:
- 31.8
- σ:
- 5.706
[AUS.WAIT_MEAN.D.CM603_606._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Mean waiting times – Days – Transurethral prostatectomy – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=62
- to
- 2023=103
- min:
- 62
- max:
- 110
- avg:
- 78.6
- σ:
- 16.384
[AUS.WAIT_MEAN.D.CM683_687_689._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z._Z.WTSP._Z._Z._Z] Australia – Mean waiting times – Days – Hysterectomy – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable – Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment – Not applicable – Not applicable – Not applicable
- from
- 2014=83
- to
- 2023=131
- min:
- 83
- max:
- 156
- avg:
- 110
- σ:
- 25.71
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