Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Barbados

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Barbados in 2023 — 6.4 per 1,000. Ranked 6 in the world out of 73. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7.9%.

2023 6.4 per 1,000 +2.07% vs 2022
World rank 6of 73
Period maximum 10.22 per 1,0001970
Period minimum 1.27 per 1,0001993

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Barbados, 1960–202305101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.93 per 1,0001970: 10.22 per 1,0001980: 8.53 per 1,0001990: 8.4 per 1,0001993: 1.27 per 1,0001995: 7.4 per 1,0001996: 7.56 per 1,0002010: 6.87 per 1,0002012: 6.45 per 1,0002013: 6.45 per 1,0002014: 6.03 per 1,0002015: 6.01 per 1,0002016: 6 per 1,0002017: 6.09 per 1,0002018: 6.03 per 1,0002019: 5.72 per 1,0002020: 5.64 per 1,0002021: 6.42 per 1,0002022: 6.27 per 1,0002023: 6.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.47 (+7.93%) Average annual rate: 0.12 %
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 6.4 +0.13 +2.07%
2022 6.27 −0.15 −2.34%
2021 6.42 +0.78 +13.83%
2020 5.64 −0.08 −1.4%
2019 5.72 −0.31 −5.14%
2018 6.03 −0.06 −0.99%
2017 6.09 +0.09 +1.5%
2016 6 −0.01 −0.17%
2015 6.01 −0.02 −0.33%
2014 6.03 −0.42 −6.51%
2013 6.45 +0 +0%
2012 6.45
2010 6.87
1996 7.56 +0.16 +2.16%
1995 7.4
1993 1.27
1990 8.4
1980 8.53
1970 10.22
1960 5.93

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.