Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Guatemala

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Guatemala in 2023 — 0.45 per 1,000. Ranked 71 in the world out of 73. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 82.9%.

2023 0.45 per 1,000 +2.27% vs 2022
World rank 71of 73
Period maximum 2.63 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 0.43 per 1,0002020

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Guatemala, 1960–2023012319601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.63 per 1,0001970: 2.17 per 1,0001975: 2 per 1,0001986: 1.72 per 1,0001989: 0.88 per 1,0001990: 1.1 per 1,0001993: 1.1 per 1,0001996: 0.98 per 1,0002011: 0.65 per 1,0002012: 0.62 per 1,0002014: 0.62 per 1,0002015: 0.59 per 1,0002017: 0.45 per 1,0002018: 0.44 per 1,0002019: 0.47 per 1,0002020: 0.43 per 1,0002021: 0.44 per 1,0002022: 0.44 per 1,0002023: 0.45 per 1,000
Change over the period: −2.18 (−82.9%) Average annual rate: -2.76 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Guatemala 0.45 per 1,000
Central America computed 0.76 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.45 +0.01 +2.27%
2022 0.44 +0 +0%
2021 0.44 +0.01 +2.33%
2020 0.43 −0.04 −8.51%
2019 0.47 +0.03 +6.82%
2018 0.44 −0.01 −2.22%
2017 0.45
2015 0.59 −0.03 −4.84%
2014 0.62
2012 0.62 −0.03 −4.62%
2011 0.65
1996 0.98
1993 1.1
1990 1.1 +0.22 +25.31%
1989 0.88
1986 1.72
1975 2
1970 2.17
1960 2.63

Central America, 2023

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.