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Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Portugal

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Portugal in 2022 — 3.48 per 1,000. Ranked 45 in the world out of 111. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 13%.

2022 3.48 per 1,000 −0.29% vs 2021
World rank 45of 111
Period maximum 4.1 per 1,0001989
Period minimum 3.32 per 1,0002014

Trend over time

1985–2022 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Portugal, 1985–20223.23.43.63.844.219851989199319972001200520092013201720211985: 4 per 1,0001986: 4 per 1,0001987: 4 per 1,0001988: 4 per 1,0001989: 4.1 per 1,0001990: 4.1 per 1,0001991: 4.1 per 1,0001992: 4 per 1,0001993: 3.9 per 1,0001994: 3.9 per 1,0001995: 3.9 per 1,0001996: 4 per 1,0001997: 3.9 per 1,0001998: 3.9 per 1,0001999: 3.8 per 1,0002000: 3.71 per 1,0002001: 3.65 per 1,0002002: 3.57 per 1,0002003: 3.58 per 1,0002004: 3.59 per 1,0002005: 3.56 per 1,0002006: 3.48 per 1,0002007: 3.43 per 1,0002008: 3.39 per 1,0002009: 3.37 per 1,0002010: 3.37 per 1,0002011: 3.37 per 1,0002012: 3.41 per 1,0002013: 3.39 per 1,0002014: 3.32 per 1,0002015: 3.36 per 1,0002016: 3.39 per 1,0002017: 3.38 per 1,0002018: 3.43 per 1,0002019: 3.49 per 1,0002020: 3.47 per 1,0002021: 3.49 per 1,0002022: 3.48 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.52 (−13%) Average annual rate: -0.38 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Portugal 3.48 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 5.04 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.48 −0.01 −0.29%
2021 3.49 +0.02 +0.58%
2020 3.47 −0.02 −0.57%
2019 3.49 +0.06 +1.75%
2018 3.43 +0.05 +1.48%
2017 3.38 −0.01 −0.29%
2016 3.39 +0.03 +0.89%
2015 3.36 +0.04 +1.2%
2014 3.32 −0.07 −2.06%
2013 3.39 −0.02 −0.59%
2012 3.41 +0.04 +1.19%
2011 3.37 +0 +0%
2010 3.37 +0 +0%
2009 3.37 −0.02 −0.59%
2008 3.39 −0.04 −1.17%
2007 3.43 −0.05 −1.44%
2006 3.48 −0.08 −2.25%
2005 3.56 −0.03 −0.84%
2004 3.59 +0.01 +0.28%
2003 3.58 +0.01 +0.28%
2002 3.57 −0.08 −2.19%
2001 3.65 −0.06 −1.62%
2000 3.71 −0.09 −2.37%
1999 3.8 −0.1 −2.56%
1998 3.9 +0 +0%
1997 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
1996 4 +0.1 +2.56%
1995 3.9 +0 +0%
1994 3.9 +0 +0%
1993 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
1992 4 −0.1 −2.44%
1991 4.1 +0 +0%
1990 4.1 −0 −0%
1989 4.1 +0.1 +2.5%
1988 4 +0 +0%
1987 4 +0 +0%
1986 4 +0 +0%
1985 4 — —

Southern Europe, 2022

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

RS Serbia 5.78 HR Croatia 5.76 GR Greece 4.27 SI Slovenia 4.11 MT Malta 4.09 ME Montenegro 3.82 PT Portugal 3.48 IT Italy 3.06 ES Spain 2.94
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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.

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