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Hospital beds per 1,000 people

The number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.

Unit: per 1,000 people Period: 1960–2023 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 3.07 per 1,000 Countries: 201

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1970 to 2023.

Hospital beds per 1,000 people, 1970–2023

Top-20 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people, 1970–20230102030MonacoMonaco: 21.99 per 1,00021.99United States Virgin Is…United States Virgin Islands: 18.68 per 1,00018.68GreenlandGreenland: 14.35 per 1,00014.35South KoreaSouth Korea: 12.81 per 1,00012.81North KoreaNorth Korea: 12.8 per 1,00012.8JapanJapan: 12.59 per 1,00012.59Channel IslandsChannel Islands: 10.6 per 1,00010.6BelarusBelarus: 9.77 per 1,0009.77MongoliaMongolia: 8.58 per 1,0008.58BulgariaBulgaria: 8.2 per 1,0008.2GermanyGermany: 7.55 per 1,0007.55RomaniaRomania: 7.23 per 1,0007.23RussiaRussia: 6.81 per 1,0006.81AustriaAustria: 6.7 per 1,0006.7HungaryHungary: 6.63 per 1,0006.63CzechiaCzechia: 6.54 per 1,0006.54KazakhstanKazakhstan: 6.54 per 1,0006.54BarbadosBarbados: 6.4 per 1,0006.4BermudaBermuda: 6.3 per 1,0006.3UkraineUkraine: 6.14 per 1,0006.14
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — 1970–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 MC Monaco 21.99 2014 1
2 VI United States Virgin Islands 18.68 1996 2
3 GL Greenland 14.35 1970 3
4 KR South Korea 12.81 2022 4
5 KP North Korea 12.8 2018 5
6 JP Japan 12.59 2022 6
7 JE Channel Islands 10.6 1981 7
8 BY Belarus 9.77 2023 8
9 MN Mongolia 8.58 2023 9
10 BG Bulgaria 8.2 2023 10
11 DE Germany 7.55 2023 11
12 RO Romania 7.23 2022 12
13 RU Russia 6.81 2023 13
14 AT Austria 6.7 2022 14
15 HU Hungary 6.63 2022 15
16 CZ Czechia 6.54 2022 16
17 KZ Kazakhstan 6.54 2020 16
18 BB Barbados 6.4 2023 18
19 BM Bermuda 6.3 1996 19
20 UA Ukraine 6.14 2022 20
21 PL Poland 6.04 2022 21
22 RS Serbia 5.78 2022 22
23 LT Lithuania 5.71 2022 23
24 FR France 5.65 2022 24
25 CN China 5.63 2023 25
26 HR Croatia 5.6 2023 26
27 SK Slovakia 5.57 2023 27
28 MD Moldova 5.54 2023 28
29 BE Belgium 5.42 2023 29
30 MO Macao 5.3 1970 30
31 NR Nauru 4.97 2010 31
32 LV Latvia 4.95 2023 32
33 HT Haiti 4.9 2023 33
34 HK Hong Kong 4.89 1985 34
35 UZ Uzbekistan 4.89 2023 35
36 MK North Macedonia 4.74 2021 36
37 MV Maldives 4.56 2021 37
38 CH Switzerland 4.38 2023 38
39 PW Palau 4.34 2010 39
40 CU Cuba 4.33 2023 40
41 GR Greece 4.27 2022 41
42 AM Armenia 4.24 2023 42
43 TV Tuvalu 4.16 2001 43
44 EE Estonia 4.13 2023 44
45 SI Slovenia 4.11 2022 45
46 MT Malta 4.09 2022 46
47 GE Georgia 4.04 2023 47
48 TJ Tajikistan 4.04 2023 47
49 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.98 2023 49
50 DM Dominica 3.97 2023 50
51 LU Luxembourg 3.95 2023 51
52 LK Sri Lanka 3.93 2023 52
53 AU Australia 3.82 2016 53
54 ME Montenegro 3.82 2022 53
55 MU Mauritius 3.8 2023 55
56 KG Kyrgyzstan 3.73 2023 56
57 AZ Azerbaijan 3.68 2023 57
58 TM Turkmenistan 3.6 2021 58
59 BN Brunei Darussalam 3.58 2023 59
60 LY Libya 3.5 2022 60
61 PT Portugal 3.48 2022 61
62 AG Antigua and Barbuda 3.42 2023 62
63 AR Argentina 3.36 2022 63
64 SM San Marino 3.35 2014 64
65 PR Puerto Rico 3.32 1996 65
66 NO Norway 3.3 2023 66
67 GY Guyana 3.24 2023 67
68 FM Micronesia 3.22 2009 68
69 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.21 2022 69
70 IL Israel 3.14 2023 70
71 IT Italy 3.06 2022 71
72 TR Türkiye 3.05 2023 72
73 GD Grenada 3.01 2023 73
74 KY Cayman Islands 3 1990 74
75 IE Ireland 2.96 2023 75
76 ST Sao Tome and Principe 2.91 2019 76
77 ES Spain 2.91 2023 76
78 AL Albania 2.9 2020 78
79 SR Suriname 2.87 2022 79
80 IS Iceland 2.83 2020 80
81 SG Singapore 2.81 2023 81
82 MH Marshall Islands 2.8 2010 82
83 SB Solomon Islands 2.75 1992 83
84 LB Lebanon 2.73 2021 84
85 NA Namibia 2.7 2009 85
86 US United States 2.68 2022 86
87 CM Cameroon 2.65 2016 87
88 SC Seychelles 2.63 2023 88
89 FI Finland 2.61 2022 89
90 AD Andorra 2.56 2008 90
91 CA Canada 2.54 2022 91
92 BR Brazil 2.52 2021 92
93 VN Vietnam 2.52 2017 92
94 NZ New Zealand 2.51 2023 94
95 TO Tonga 2.48 2010 95
96 UY Uruguay 2.44 2023 96
97 DK Denmark 2.43 2023 97
98 NL Netherlands 2.42 2022 98
99 GB United Kingdom 2.42 2022 98
100 SA Saudi Arabia 2.41 2023 100
101 TH Thailand 2.39 2023 101
102 TT Trinidad and Tobago 2.37 2023 102
103 BW Botswana 2.36 2022 103
104 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.35 2019 104
105 KW Kuwait 2.33 2020 105
106 ZA South Africa 2.25 2010 106
107 CV Cabo Verde 2.21 2022 107
108 BS Bahamas 2.17 2023 108
109 BT Bhutan 2.16 2023 109
110 KM Comoros 2.16 2010 109
111 CY Cyprus 2.15 2022 111
112 GQ Equatorial Guinea 2.1 2010 112
113 SZ Eswatini 2.02 2013 113
114 ZM Zambia 2 2010 114
115 MY Malaysia 1.96 2023 115
116 GA Gabon 1.95 2011 116
117 PA Panama 1.95 2023 116
118 ZW Zimbabwe 1.95 2014 116
119 CL Chile 1.94 2023 119
120 SE Sweden 1.9 2022 120
121 FJ Fiji 1.89 2017 121
122 AE United Arab Emirates 1.87 2022 122
123 KI Kiribati 1.86 2016 123
124 IR Iran 1.85 2019 124
125 BH Bahrain 1.84 2022 125
126 TN Tunisia 1.82 2023 126
127 IM Isle of Man 1.75 1990 127
128 VU Vanuatu 1.73 2008 128
129 LA Laos 1.71 2023 129
130 CO Colombia 1.7 2020 130
131 JM Jamaica 1.65 2023 131
132 DZ Algeria 1.61 2017 132
133 CG Republic of the Congo 1.6 2005 133
134 IN India 1.59 2021 134
135 LR Liberia 1.59 2021 134
136 PE Peru 1.56 2023 136
137 BO Bolivia 1.49 2023 137
138 SY Syria 1.43 2021 138
139 JO Jordan 1.41 2023 139
140 DJ Djibouti 1.4 2018 140
141 ID Indonesia 1.37 2023 141
142 KE Kenya 1.33 2019 142
143 EC Ecuador 1.32 2023 143
144 LS Lesotho 1.3 2006 144
145 MW Malawi 1.3 2011 144
146 PS Palestine 1.3 2022 144
147 QA Qatar 1.25 2022 147
148 SV El Salvador 1.21 2023 148
149 CR Costa Rica 1.14 2022 149
150 GM Gambia 1.11 2023 150
151 LC Saint Lucia 1.09 2022 151
152 MM Myanmar 1.07 2020 152
153 EG Egypt 1.06 2021 153
154 IQ Iraq 1.06 2018 153
155 PY Paraguay 1.04 2022 155
156 ER Eritrea 1.02 2023 156
157 MX Mexico 1.01 2022 157
158 BZ Belize 1 2023 158
159 CF Central African Republic 1 2011 158
160 GW Guinea-Bissau 1 2009 158
161 OM Oman 0.99 2023 161
162 VE Venezuela 0.99 2020 161
163 NI Nicaragua 0.97 2022 163
164 PH Philippines 0.97 2021 163
165 WS Samoa 0.95 2005 165
166 BD Bangladesh 0.92 2023 166
167 SO Somalia 0.87 2019 167
168 TZ Tanzania 0.84 2022 168
169 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.8 2006 169
170 AO Angola 0.75 2019 170
171 DO Dominican Republic 0.75 2023 170
172 RW Rwanda 0.75 2023 170
173 MZ Mozambique 0.74 2021 173
174 KH Cambodia 0.73 2018 174
175 MA Morocco 0.73 2023 174
176 SN Senegal 0.71 2019 176
177 BI Burundi 0.69 2014 177
178 GH Ghana 0.69 2015 177
179 SD Sudan 0.66 2021 179
180 PK Pakistan 0.63 2020 180
181 PG Papua New Guinea 0.62 2023 181
182 NP Nepal 0.54 2023 182
183 HN Honduras 0.53 2023 183
184 NG Nigeria 0.5 2004 184
185 UG Uganda 0.5 2010 184
186 YE Yemen 0.46 2023 186
187 GT Guatemala 0.45 2023 187
188 BJ Benin 0.43 2021 188
189 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.4 2006 189
190 MR Mauritania 0.4 2006 189
191 SL Sierra Leone 0.4 2006 189
192 TL Timor-Leste 0.38 2023 192
193 AF Afghanistan 0.35 2023 193
194 ET Ethiopia 0.33 2016 194
195 TG Togo 0.33 2022 194
196 MG Madagascar 0.32 2014 196
197 GN Guinea 0.3 2011 197
198 NE Niger 0.28 2020 198
199 ML Mali 0.25 2018 199
200 BF Burkina Faso 0.2 2020 200
201 TD Chad 0.15 2020 201
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Maximum 21.99 per 1,000
Median 2.39 per 1,000
Minimum 0.15 per 1,000
World 3.29 per 1,000

About the indicator

The number of hospital beds, including beds in public, private, general and specialized inpatient facilities and rehabilitation centers, per 1,000 people. The indicator is declining in many advanced countries not because their systems are degrading but because of the shift to day hospitals and outpatient treatment — yet it is the very thing that turned out to be the binding constraint in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 1,000 people
Observation period
1960–2023
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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