Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Australia in 2016 — 3.82 per 1,000. Ranked 45 in the world out of 141. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 65.9%.
1960–2016 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.82 | +0.03 | +0.79% |
| 2015 | 3.79 | +0.02 | +0.53% |
| 2014 | 3.77 | +0.05 | +1.34% |
| 2013 | 3.72 | −0.01 | −0.27% |
| 2012 | 3.73 | −0.03 | −0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.76 | +0 | +0% |
| 2010 | 3.76 | +0 | +0% |
| 2009 | 3.76 | −0.04 | −1.05% |
| 2008 | 3.8 | — | — |
| 2006 | 3.9 | +0.02 | +0.52% |
| 2005 | 3.88 | −0.09 | −2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.97 | +0.02 | +0.51% |
| 2003 | 3.95 | +0.04 | +1.02% |
| 2002 | 3.91 | −0.03 | −0.76% |
| 2001 | 3.94 | −0.08 | −1.99% |
| 2000 | 4.02 | −3.88 | −49.11% |
| 1999 | 7.9 | −0.3 | −3.66% |
| 1998 | 8.2 | −0.1 | −1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.3 | −0.2 | −2.35% |
| 1996 | 8.5 | −0.2 | −2.3% |
| 1995 | 8.7 | +0 | +0% |
| 1994 | 8.7 | −0.2 | −2.25% |
| 1993 | 8.9 | +0 | +0% |
| 1992 | 8.9 | −0.3 | −3.26% |
| 1991 | 9.2 | — | — |
| 1989 | 9.8 | — | — |
| 1987 | 10.5 | — | — |
| 1985 | 10.9 | −0.8 | −6.84% |
| 1984 | 11.7 | −0.2 | −1.68% |
| 1983 | 11.9 | −0.2 | −1.65% |
| 1982 | 12.1 | −0.1 | −0.82% |
| 1981 | 12.2 | −0.1 | −0.81% |
| 1980 | 12.3 | +0.1 | +0.82% |
| 1979 | 12.2 | +0.1 | +0.83% |
| 1978 | 12.1 | +0 | +0% |
| 1977 | 12.1 | +0.2 | +1.68% |
| 1976 | 11.9 | +0 | +0% |
| 1975 | 11.9 | −0.1 | −0.83% |
| 1974 | 12 | +0.2 | +1.69% |
| 1973 | 11.8 | +0 | +0% |
| 1972 | 11.8 | +0.2 | +1.72% |
| 1971 | 11.6 | −0.1 | −0.85% |
| 1970 | 11.7 | +0 | +0% |
| 1969 | 11.7 | −0.1 | −0.85% |
| 1968 | 11.8 | +0 | +0% |
| 1967 | 11.8 | +0 | +0% |
| 1966 | 11.8 | −0.1 | −0.84% |
| 1965 | 11.9 | +0.1 | +0.85% |
| 1964 | 11.8 | +0.1 | +0.85% |
| 1963 | 11.7 | +0.3 | +2.63% |
| 1962 | 11.4 | +0.1 | +0.88% |
| 1961 | 11.3 | +0.1 | +0.89% |
| 1960 | 11.2 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Australia
3.82
New Zealand
2.72
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.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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