Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Southern Asia

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Southern Asia in 2021 — 1.51 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 187.9%.

2021 1.51 per 1,000 +6.68% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 1.86 per 1,0002001
Period minimum 0.52 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Southern Asia, 1960–202100.511.5219601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.52 per 1,0001970: 0.61 per 1,0001980: 0.76 per 1,0001981: 0.76 per 1,0001990: 0.73 per 1,0002001: 1.86 per 1,0002002: 1.82 per 1,0002003: 1.8 per 1,0002004: 1.77 per 1,0002005: 1.74 per 1,0002006: 1.71 per 1,0002007: 1.57 per 1,0002008: 1.55 per 1,0002009: 1.54 per 1,0002010: 1.52 per 1,0002011: 1.48 per 1,0002012: 1.48 per 1,0002013: 1.47 per 1,0002014: 1.46 per 1,0002015: 1.46 per 1,0002016: 1.46 per 1,0002017: 1.45 per 1,0002018: 1.44 per 1,0002019: 1.42 per 1,0002020: 1.41 per 1,0002021: 1.51 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.98 (+187.92%) Average annual rate: 1.75 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Southern Asia 1.51 per 1,000
World 3.29 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 1.51 +0.09 +6.68%
2020 1.41 −0.01 −0.51%
2019 1.42 −0.02 −1.21%
2018 1.44 −0.01 −0.69%
2017 1.45 −0.01 −0.55%
2016 1.46 −0 −0.24%
2015 1.46 −0 −0.11%
2014 1.46 −0.01 −0.64%
2013 1.47 −0.01 −0.8%
2012 1.48 +0 +0.18%
2011 1.48 −0.05 −2.99%
2010 1.52 −0.01 −0.83%
2009 1.54 −0.02 −1.01%
2008 1.55 −0.02 −1.12%
2007 1.57 −0.14 −8.42%
2006 1.71 −0.02 −1.28%
2005 1.74 −0.03 −1.79%
2004 1.77 −0.03 −1.63%
2003 1.8 −0.02 −1.32%
2002 1.82 −0.04 −1.9%
2001 1.86
1990 0.73
1981 0.76 +0.01 +0.76%
1980 0.76
1970 0.61
1960 0.52

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.