Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Laos

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Laos in 2023 — 1.71 per 1,000. Ranked 51 in the world out of 73. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 262.1%.

2023 1.71 per 1,000 +32.56% vs 2022
World rank 51of 73
Period maximum 2.57 per 1,0001990
Period minimum 0.47 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Laos, 1960–2023012319601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.47 per 1,0001970: 0.93 per 1,0001990: 2.57 per 1,0002000: 1.16 per 1,0002001: 1.15 per 1,0002002: 1.13 per 1,0002003: 1.1 per 1,0002004: 1.15 per 1,0002005: 1.15 per 1,0002006: 1.11 per 1,0002007: 1.15 per 1,0002008: 1.16 per 1,0002009: 1.03 per 1,0002010: 1.06 per 1,0002011: 1.32 per 1,0002012: 1.53 per 1,0002013: 1.1 per 1,0002014: 1.08 per 1,0002015: 1.15 per 1,0002016: 1.21 per 1,0002017: 1.58 per 1,0002018: 1.46 per 1,0002019: 1.68 per 1,0002020: 1.27 per 1,0002021: 1.31 per 1,0002022: 1.29 per 1,0002023: 1.71 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.24 (+262.13%) Average annual rate: 2.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Laos 1.71 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 4.72 per 1,000
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.63 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 1.71 +0.42 +32.56%
2022 1.29 −0.02 −1.53%
2021 1.31 +0.04 +3.15%
2020 1.27 −0.41 −24.4%
2019 1.68 +0.22 +15.07%
2018 1.46 −0.12 −7.59%
2017 1.58 +0.37 +30.58%
2016 1.21 +0.06 +5.22%
2015 1.15 +0.07 +6.48%
2014 1.08 −0.02 −1.82%
2013 1.1 −0.43 −28.1%
2012 1.53 +0.21 +15.91%
2011 1.32 +0.26 +24.53%
2010 1.06 +0.03 +2.91%
2009 1.03 −0.13 −11.21%
2008 1.16 +0.01 +0.87%
2007 1.15 +0.04 +3.6%
2006 1.11 −0.04 −3.48%
2005 1.15 +0 +0%
2004 1.15 +0.05 +4.55%
2003 1.1 −0.03 −2.65%
2002 1.13 −0.02 −1.74%
2001 1.15 −0.01 −0.86%
2000 1.16
1990 2.57
1970 0.93
1960 0.47

South-Eastern Asia, 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.