Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Iceland

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Iceland in 2020 — 2.83 per 1,000. Ranked 62 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 71.1%.

2020 2.83 per 1,000 +1.07% vs 2019
World rank 62of 132
Period maximum 16.7 per 1,0001990
Period minimum 2.8 per 1,0002019

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Iceland, 1960–202005101520196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 9.8 per 1,0001970: 12.9 per 1,0001980: 14.8 per 1,0001985: 15.8 per 1,0001990: 16.7 per 1,0001991: 16.3 per 1,0001992: 15.9 per 1,0001993: 14.8 per 1,0001994: 14.7 per 1,0001995: 14.6 per 1,0002007: 4.12 per 1,0002008: 3.91 per 1,0002009: 3.7 per 1,0002010: 3.58 per 1,0002011: 3.29 per 1,0002012: 3.24 per 1,0002013: 3.22 per 1,0002014: 3.16 per 1,0002015: 3.12 per 1,0002016: 3.13 per 1,0002017: 3.06 per 1,0002018: 2.87 per 1,0002019: 2.8 per 1,0002020: 2.83 per 1,000
Change over the period: −6.97 (−71.12%) Average annual rate: -2.05 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Iceland 2.83 per 1,000
World 3.13 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 5.16 per 1,000
Northern Europe computed 2.66 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 5.34 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 2.83 +0.03 +1.07%
2019 2.8 −0.07 −2.44%
2018 2.87 −0.19 −6.21%
2017 3.06 −0.07 −2.24%
2016 3.13 +0.01 +0.32%
2015 3.12 −0.04 −1.27%
2014 3.16 −0.06 −1.86%
2013 3.22 −0.02 −0.62%
2012 3.24 −0.05 −1.52%
2011 3.29 −0.29 −8.1%
2010 3.58 −0.12 −3.24%
2009 3.7 −0.21 −5.37%
2008 3.91 −0.21 −5.1%
2007 4.12
1995 14.6 −0.1 −0.68%
1994 14.7 −0.1 −0.68%
1993 14.8 −1.1 −6.92%
1992 15.9 −0.4 −2.45%
1991 16.3 −0.4 −2.4%
1990 16.7
1985 15.8
1980 14.8
1970 12.9
1960 9.8

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.