Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Eastern Asia

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Eastern Asia in 2018 — 5.64 per 1,000. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 102.3%.

2018 5.64 per 1,000 +31.43% vs 2012
World rank
Period maximum 5.64 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 2.79 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1970–2018 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Eastern Asia, 1970–201823456197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 2.79 per 1,0001980: 3.41 per 1,0002010: 3.82 per 1,0002012: 4.29 per 1,0002018: 5.64 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.85 (+102.35%) Average annual rate: 1.48 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Eastern Asia 5.64 per 1,000
World 3.07 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2018 5.64
2012 4.29
2010 3.82
1980 3.41
1970 2.79

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.