Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Canada

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Canada in 2022 — 2.54 per 1,000. Ranked 62 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 59%.

2022 2.54 per 1,000 −1.17% vs 2021
World rank 62of 111
Period maximum 7 per 1,0001970
Period minimum 2.51 per 1,0002017

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Canada, 1960–2022246819601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 6.2 per 1,0001970: 7 per 1,0001976: 6.9 per 1,0001977: 6.9 per 1,0001978: 6.9 per 1,0001979: 6.8 per 1,0001980: 6.8 per 1,0001981: 6.9 per 1,0001982: 6.8 per 1,0001983: 6.8 per 1,0001984: 6.8 per 1,0001985: 6.8 per 1,0001986: 6.7 per 1,0001987: 6.6 per 1,0001988: 6.5 per 1,0001989: 6.3 per 1,0001990: 6 per 1,0001991: 5.8 per 1,0001992: 5.5 per 1,0001993: 5.4 per 1,0001995: 5 per 1,0001996: 4.6 per 1,0001997: 4.4 per 1,0001998: 4.2 per 1,0001999: 3.9 per 1,0002000: 3.75 per 1,0002001: 3.66 per 1,0002002: 3.62 per 1,0002003: 3.48 per 1,0002004: 3.42 per 1,0002005: 3.08 per 1,0002006: 3 per 1,0002007: 2.95 per 1,0002008: 2.83 per 1,0002009: 2.79 per 1,0002010: 2.77 per 1,0002011: 2.78 per 1,0002012: 2.77 per 1,0002013: 2.7 per 1,0002014: 2.66 per 1,0002015: 2.6 per 1,0002016: 2.58 per 1,0002017: 2.51 per 1,0002018: 2.54 per 1,0002019: 2.51 per 1,0002020: 2.54 per 1,0002021: 2.57 per 1,0002022: 2.54 per 1,000
Change over the period: −3.66 (−59.03%) Average annual rate: -1.43 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Canada 2.54 per 1,000
North America 2.67 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.54 −0.03 −1.17%
2021 2.57 +0.03 +1.18%
2020 2.54 +0.03 +1.2%
2019 2.51 −0.03 −1.18%
2018 2.54 +0.03 +1.2%
2017 2.51 −0.07 −2.71%
2016 2.58 −0.02 −0.77%
2015 2.6 −0.06 −2.26%
2014 2.66 −0.04 −1.48%
2013 2.7 −0.07 −2.53%
2012 2.77 −0.01 −0.36%
2011 2.78 +0.01 +0.36%
2010 2.77 −0.02 −0.72%
2009 2.79 −0.04 −1.41%
2008 2.83 −0.12 −4.07%
2007 2.95 −0.05 −1.67%
2006 3 −0.08 −2.6%
2005 3.08 −0.34 −9.94%
2004 3.42 −0.06 −1.72%
2003 3.48 −0.14 −3.87%
2002 3.62 −0.04 −1.09%
2001 3.66 −0.09 −2.4%
2000 3.75 −0.15 −3.85%
1999 3.9 −0.3 −7.14%
1998 4.2 −0.2 −4.55%
1997 4.4 −0.2 −4.35%
1996 4.6 −0.4 −8%
1995 5
1993 5.4 −0.1 −1.82%
1992 5.5 −0.3 −5.17%
1991 5.8 −0.2 −3.33%
1990 6 −0.3 −4.76%
1989 6.3 −0.2 −3.08%
1988 6.5 −0.1 −1.52%
1987 6.6 −0.1 −1.49%
1986 6.7 −0.1 −1.47%
1985 6.8 +0 +0%
1984 6.8 +0 +0%
1983 6.8 +0 +0%
1982 6.8 −0.1 −1.45%
1981 6.9 +0.1 +1.47%
1980 6.8 +0 +0%
1979 6.8 −0.1 −1.45%
1978 6.9 +0 +0%
1977 6.9 +0 +0%
1976 6.9
1970 7
1960 6.2

Northern America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.