Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Kiribati

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Kiribati in 2016 — 1.86 per 1,000. Ranked 91 in the world out of 141. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 70.8%.

2016 1.86 per 1,000 +40.91% vs 2010
World rank 91of 141
Period maximum 12.33 per 1,0001970
Period minimum 1.32 per 1,0002010

Trend over time

1960–2016 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Kiribati, 1960–201605101519601966197219781984199019962002200820141960: 6.36 per 1,0001970: 12.33 per 1,0001980: 5.09 per 1,0001981: 4.77 per 1,0001990: 4.27 per 1,0001998: 1.8 per 1,0002010: 1.32 per 1,0002016: 1.86 per 1,000
Change over the period: −4.5 (−70.77%) Average annual rate: -2.17 %

Comparison, 2016

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

Kiribati 1.86 per 1,000
World 2.92 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 3.99 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2016 1.86
2010 1.32
1998 1.8
1990 4.27
1981 4.77 −0.33 −6.41%
1980 5.09
1970 12.33
1960 6.36

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.