Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2019 — 2.91 per 1,000. Ranked 58 in the world out of 137. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 92.8%.

2019 2.91 per 1,000 −38.57% vs 1991
World rank 58of 137
Period maximum 40.32 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 2.91 per 1,0002019

Trend over time

1960–2019 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–20190204060196019661972197819841990199620022008201420191960: 40.32 per 1,0001970: 26.71 per 1,0001991: 4.74 per 1,0002019: 2.91 per 1,000
Change over the period: −37.41 (−92.78%) Average annual rate: -4.36 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 2.91 per 1,000
World 3.04 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.5 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2019 2.91
1991 4.74
1970 26.71
1960 40.32

Middle Africa, 2019

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

ST Sao Tome and Principe 2.91 AO Angola 0.75

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.