Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Gabon

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Gabon in 2011 — 1.95 per 1,000. Ranked 88 in the world out of 143. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 65.9%.

2011 1.95 per 1,000 −38.94% vs 1990
World rank 88of 143
Period maximum 9.91 per 1,0001970
Period minimum 1.55 per 1,0001985

Trend over time

1960–2011 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Gabon, 1960–201102.557.51019601966197219781984199019962002200820111960: 5.71 per 1,0001970: 9.91 per 1,0001985: 1.55 per 1,0001990: 3.19 per 1,0002011: 1.95 per 1,000
Change over the period: −3.76 (−65.87%) Average annual rate: -2.09 %

Comparison, 2011

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

Gabon 1.95 per 1,000
World 2.74 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.42 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2011 1.95
1990 3.19
1985 1.55
1970 9.91
1960 5.71

Middle Africa, 2011

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.