Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Southern Europe

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Southern Europe in 2020 — 3.42 per 1,000. Since 1987, the indicator has fallen by 44.6%.

2020 3.42 per 1,000 +1.12% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 6.17 per 1,0001987
Period minimum 3.38 per 1,0002019

Trend over time

1987–2020 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Southern Europe, 1987–2020345671987199119951999200320072011201520191987: 6.17 per 1,0001988: 6.01 per 1,0001989: 5.84 per 1,0001998: 4.84 per 1,0001999: 4.53 per 1,0002000: 4.24 per 1,0002001: 4.18 per 1,0002002: 4.06 per 1,0002003: 3.91 per 1,0002004: 3.83 per 1,0002005: 3.82 per 1,0002006: 3.86 per 1,0002007: 3.8 per 1,0002008: 3.73 per 1,0002009: 3.67 per 1,0002010: 3.62 per 1,0002011: 3.55 per 1,0002012: 3.5 per 1,0002013: 3.45 per 1,0002014: 3.42 per 1,0002015: 3.41 per 1,0002016: 3.39 per 1,0002017: 3.4 per 1,0002018: 3.38 per 1,0002019: 3.38 per 1,0002020: 3.42 per 1,000
Change over the period: −2.75 (−44.61%) Average annual rate: -1.77 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Southern Europe 3.42 per 1,000
World 3.13 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 3.42 +0.04 +1.12%
2019 3.38 −0.01 −0.19%
2018 3.38 −0.01 −0.43%
2017 3.4 +0.01 +0.23%
2016 3.39 −0.01 −0.4%
2015 3.41 −0.01 −0.36%
2014 3.42 −0.03 −0.84%
2013 3.45 −0.05 −1.54%
2012 3.5 −0.05 −1.47%
2011 3.55 −0.07 −1.82%
2010 3.62 −0.06 −1.53%
2009 3.67 −0.06 −1.51%
2008 3.73 −0.07 −1.87%
2007 3.8 −0.06 −1.65%
2006 3.86 +0.05 +1.19%
2005 3.82 −0.01 −0.28%
2004 3.83 −0.08 −2.14%
2003 3.91 −0.14 −3.53%
2002 4.06 −0.12 −2.87%
2001 4.18 −0.06 −1.5%
2000 4.24 −0.29 −6.41%
1999 4.53 −0.31 −6.37%
1998 4.84
1989 5.84 −0.17 −2.83%
1988 6.01 −0.16 −2.61%
1987 6.17

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.