Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Australia and New Zealand in 2016 — 3.64 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 67.8%.

2016 3.64 per 1,000 +0.76% vs 2015
World rank
Period maximum 11.93 per 1,0001980
Period minimum 3.54 per 1,0002009

Trend over time

1960–2016 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand, 1960–201605101519601966197219781984199019962002200820141960: 11.29 per 1,0001970: 11.53 per 1,0001980: 11.93 per 1,0001985: 10.66 per 1,0001991: 8.9 per 1,0001992: 8.6 per 1,0001993: 8.5 per 1,0001994: 8.36 per 1,0001995: 8.28 per 1,0001996: 8.09 per 1,0001997: 7.93 per 1,0001998: 7.86 per 1,0002009: 3.54 per 1,0002010: 3.59 per 1,0002011: 3.61 per 1,0002012: 3.58 per 1,0002013: 3.57 per 1,0002014: 3.6 per 1,0002015: 3.61 per 1,0002016: 3.64 per 1,000
Change over the period: −7.65 (−67.76%) Average annual rate: -2 %

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 3.64 per 1,000
World 2.92 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2016 3.64 +0.03 +0.76%
2015 3.61 +0.01 +0.26%
2014 3.6 +0.04 +0.99%
2013 3.57 −0.02 −0.43%
2012 3.58 −0.02 −0.61%
2011 3.61 +0.01 +0.34%
2010 3.59 +0.06 +1.61%
2009 3.54
1998 7.86 −0.07 −0.83%
1997 7.93 −0.17 −2.06%
1996 8.09 −0.18 −2.23%
1995 8.28 −0.09 −1.02%
1994 8.36 −0.13 −1.57%
1993 8.5 −0.1 −1.18%
1992 8.6 −0.3 −3.37%
1991 8.9
1985 10.66
1980 11.93
1970 11.53
1960 11.29

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.