Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Cameroon

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Cameroon in 2016 — 2.65 per 1,000. Ranked 69 in the world out of 141. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 32.4%.

2016 2.65 per 1,000 +3.79% vs 1990
World rank 69of 141
Period maximum 2.65 per 1,0002016
Period minimum 1.75 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2016 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Cameroon, 1960–20161.7522.252.52.7519601966197219781984199019962002200820141960: 2 per 1,0001970: 1.75 per 1,0001975: 2.47 per 1,0001989: 2.6 per 1,0001990: 2.55 per 1,0002016: 2.65 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.65 (+32.35%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 2.65 per 1,000
World 2.92 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2016 2.65
1990 2.55 −0.05 −1.73%
1989 2.6
1975 2.47
1970 1.75
1960 2

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.