Hospital beds per 1,000 people in South Africa in 2010 — 2.25 per 1,000. Ranked 80 in the world out of 144. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 24.7%.
2002–2010 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.25 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2.32 | −0.02 | −0.85% |
| 2007 | 2.34 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2.78 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2.99 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Botswana
2.47
South Africa
2.25
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.
The number of physicians per 1,000 people.
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Demography Share of population aged 65 and overThe share of older people in the population — the main measure of a country's aging.