Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — High-income countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in high-income countries in 2020 — 5.34 per 1,000. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 8.3%.

2020 5.34 per 1,000 −0.48% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 5.82 per 1,0002010
Period minimum 5.34 per 1,0002020

Trend over time

2010–2020 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — High-income countries, 2010–20205.25.45.65.86201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202010: 5.82 per 1,0002011: 5.76 per 1,0002012: 5.72 per 1,0002013: 5.65 per 1,0002014: 5.6 per 1,0002015: 5.51 per 1,0002016: 5.46 per 1,0002017: 5.47 per 1,0002018: 5.43 per 1,0002019: 5.36 per 1,0002020: 5.34 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.48 (−8.33%) Average annual rate: -0.87 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 5.34 per 1,000
World 3.13 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 5.34 −0.03 −0.48%
2019 5.36 −0.07 −1.27%
2018 5.43 −0.04 −0.72%
2017 5.47 +0.01 +0.19%
2016 5.46 −0.05 −0.89%
2015 5.51 −0.09 −1.65%
2014 5.6 −0.05 −0.81%
2013 5.65 −0.07 −1.23%
2012 5.72 −0.04 −0.68%
2011 5.76 −0.06 −1.11%
2010 5.82

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.