Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Switzerland

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Switzerland in 2023 — 4.38 per 1,000. Ranked 15 in the world out of 73. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 78%.

2023 4.38 per 1,000 −0.68% vs 2022
World rank 15of 73
Period maximum 19.9 per 1,0001991
Period minimum 4.38 per 1,0002023

Trend over time

1991–2023 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Switzerland, 1991–2023051015201991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 19.9 per 1,0002000: 6.29 per 1,0002001: 6.04 per 1,0002002: 5.95 per 1,0002003: 5.83 per 1,0002004: 5.67 per 1,0002005: 5.54 per 1,0002006: 5.4 per 1,0002007: 5.36 per 1,0002008: 5.22 per 1,0002009: 5.11 per 1,0002010: 5.19 per 1,0002011: 5.05 per 1,0002012: 4.97 per 1,0002013: 4.85 per 1,0002014: 4.73 per 1,0002015: 4.73 per 1,0002016: 4.69 per 1,0002017: 4.65 per 1,0002018: 4.63 per 1,0002019: 4.59 per 1,0002020: 4.48 per 1,0002021: 4.43 per 1,0002022: 4.41 per 1,0002023: 4.38 per 1,000
Change over the period: −15.52 (−77.99%) Average annual rate: -4.62 %
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 4.38 −0.03 −0.68%
2022 4.41 −0.02 −0.45%
2021 4.43 −0.05 −1.12%
2020 4.48 −0.11 −2.4%
2019 4.59 −0.04 −0.86%
2018 4.63 −0.02 −0.43%
2017 4.65 −0.04 −0.85%
2016 4.69 −0.04 −0.85%
2015 4.73 +0 +0%
2014 4.73 −0.12 −2.47%
2013 4.85 −0.12 −2.41%
2012 4.97 −0.08 −1.58%
2011 5.05 −0.14 −2.7%
2010 5.19 +0.08 +1.57%
2009 5.11 −0.11 −2.11%
2008 5.22 −0.14 −2.61%
2007 5.36 −0.04 −0.74%
2006 5.4 −0.14 −2.53%
2005 5.54 −0.13 −2.29%
2004 5.67 −0.16 −2.74%
2003 5.83 −0.12 −2.02%
2002 5.95 −0.09 −1.49%
2001 6.04 −0.25 −3.97%
2000 6.29
1991 19.9

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.