Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Libya

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Libya in 2022 — 3.5 per 1,000. Ranked 44 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 27%.

2022 3.5 per 1,000 +9.38% vs 2021
World rank 44of 111
Period maximum 4.83 per 1,0001981
Period minimum 2.76 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Libya, 1960–2022234519601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 2.76 per 1,0001970: 3.81 per 1,0001981: 4.83 per 1,0001990: 4.17 per 1,0001997: 4.3 per 1,0002000: 4.12 per 1,0002001: 3.85 per 1,0002002: 3.9 per 1,0002003: 3.9 per 1,0002004: 3.9 per 1,0002005: 3.4 per 1,0002006: 3.7 per 1,0002007: 3.7 per 1,0002008: 3.7 per 1,0002009: 3.7 per 1,0002010: 3.7 per 1,0002011: 3.7 per 1,0002012: 3.7 per 1,0002013: 3.7 per 1,0002014: 3.7 per 1,0002015: 3.7 per 1,0002016: 3.7 per 1,0002017: 3.2 per 1,0002018: 3.2 per 1,0002019: 3.2 per 1,0002020: 3.2 per 1,0002021: 3.2 per 1,0002022: 3.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.74 (+27.02%) Average annual rate: 0.39 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Libya 3.5 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 4.17 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.5 +0.3 +9.38%
2021 3.2 +0 +0%
2020 3.2 +0 +0%
2019 3.2 +0 +0%
2018 3.2 +0 +0%
2017 3.2 −0.5 −13.51%
2016 3.7 +0 +0%
2015 3.7 +0 +0%
2014 3.7 +0 +0%
2013 3.7 +0 +0%
2012 3.7 +0 +0%
2011 3.7 +0 +0%
2010 3.7 +0 +0%
2009 3.7 +0 +0%
2008 3.7 +0 +0%
2007 3.7 +0 +0%
2006 3.7 +0.3 +8.82%
2005 3.4 −0.5 −12.82%
2004 3.9 +0 +0%
2003 3.9 +0 +0%
2002 3.9 +0.05 +1.3%
2001 3.85 −0.27 −6.55%
2000 4.12
1997 4.3
1990 4.17
1981 4.83
1970 3.81
1960 2.76

Northern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LY Libya 3.5 MA Morocco 0.73

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.