Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — China

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in China in 2023 — 5.63 per 1,000. Ranked 7 in the world out of 73. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 291%.

2023 5.63 per 1,000 +4.65% vs 2022
World rank 7of 73
Period maximum 5.63 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 1.44 per 1,0001965

Trend over time

1965–2023 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — China, 1965–20230246196519711977198319891995200120072013201920231965: 1.44 per 1,0001966: 1.52 per 1,0001967: 1.5 per 1,0001968: 1.45 per 1,0001969: 1.45 per 1,0001970: 1.54 per 1,0001971: 1.58 per 1,0001972: 1.71 per 1,0001973: 1.77 per 1,0001974: 1.85 per 1,0001975: 1.92 per 1,0001976: 2 per 1,0001977: 2.07 per 1,0001978: 2.14 per 1,0001979: 2.2 per 1,0001980: 2.23 per 1,0001981: 2.25 per 1,0001982: 2.26 per 1,0001983: 2.29 per 1,0001984: 2.33 per 1,0001985: 2.37 per 1,0001986: 2.4 per 1,0001987: 2.48 per 1,0001988: 2.54 per 1,0001989: 2.56 per 1,0001990: 2.58 per 1,0001991: 2.6 per 1,0001992: 2.62 per 1,0001993: 2.63 per 1,0001994: 2.63 per 1,0001995: 2.61 per 1,0001996: 2.55 per 1,0001997: 2.55 per 1,0001998: 2.53 per 1,0001999: 2.52 per 1,0002000: 1.71 per 1,0002001: 1.69 per 1,0002002: 1.73 per 1,0002003: 1.75 per 1,0002004: 1.82 per 1,0002005: 1.87 per 1,0002006: 1.94 per 1,0002007: 2.02 per 1,0002008: 2.16 per 1,0002009: 2.32 per 1,0002010: 2.51 per 1,0002011: 2.72 per 1,0002012: 3.04 per 1,0002013: 3.32 per 1,0002014: 3.57 per 1,0002015: 3.82 per 1,0002016: 4.05 per 1,0002017: 4.33 per 1,0002018: 4.59 per 1,0002019: 4.82 per 1,0002020: 5 per 1,0002021: 5.2 per 1,0002022: 5.38 per 1,0002023: 5.63 per 1,000
Change over the period: +4.19 (+290.97%) Average annual rate: 2.38 %

Comparison, 2023

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

China 5.63 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 4.72 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 5.63 +0.25 +4.65%
2022 5.38 +0.18 +3.46%
2021 5.2 +0.2 +4%
2020 5 +0.18 +3.73%
2019 4.82 +0.23 +5.01%
2018 4.59 +0.26 +6%
2017 4.33 +0.28 +6.91%
2016 4.05 +0.23 +6.02%
2015 3.82 +0.25 +7%
2014 3.57 +0.25 +7.53%
2013 3.32 +0.28 +9.21%
2012 3.04 +0.32 +11.76%
2011 2.72 +0.21 +8.37%
2010 2.51 +0.19 +8.19%
2009 2.32 +0.16 +7.41%
2008 2.16 +0.14 +6.93%
2007 2.02 +0.08 +4.12%
2006 1.94 +0.07 +3.74%
2005 1.87 +0.05 +2.75%
2004 1.82 +0.07 +4%
2003 1.75 +0.02 +1.16%
2002 1.73 +0.04 +2.37%
2001 1.69 −0.02 −1.17%
2000 1.71 −0.81 −32.14%
1999 2.52 −0.01 −0.4%
1998 2.53 −0.02 −0.78%
1997 2.55 +0 +0%
1996 2.55 −0.06 −2.3%
1995 2.61 −0.02 −0.76%
1994 2.63 +0 +0%
1993 2.63 +0.01 +0.38%
1992 2.62 +0.02 +0.77%
1991 2.6 +0.02 +0.78%
1990 2.58 +0.02 +0.78%
1989 2.56 +0.02 +0.79%
1988 2.54 +0.06 +2.42%
1987 2.48 +0.08 +3.33%
1986 2.4 +0.03 +1.27%
1985 2.37 +0.04 +1.72%
1984 2.33 +0.04 +1.75%
1983 2.29 +0.03 +1.33%
1982 2.26 +0.01 +0.44%
1981 2.25 +0.02 +0.9%
1980 2.23 +0.03 +1.36%
1979 2.2 +0.06 +2.8%
1978 2.14 +0.07 +3.38%
1977 2.07 +0.07 +3.5%
1976 2 +0.08 +4.17%
1975 1.92 +0.07 +3.78%
1974 1.85 +0.08 +4.52%
1973 1.77 +0.06 +3.51%
1972 1.71 +0.13 +8.23%
1971 1.58 +0.04 +2.6%
1970 1.54 +0.09 +6.21%
1969 1.45 +0 +0%
1968 1.45 −0.05 −3.33%
1967 1.5 −0.02 −1.32%
1966 1.52 +0.08 +5.56%
1965 1.44

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

MN Mongolia 8.58 CN China 5.63

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.