Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Upper-middle-income countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in upper-middle-income countries in 2022 — 4.17 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 72.2%.

2022 4.17 per 1,000 +6.34% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 4.17 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 2.12 per 1,0002008

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Upper-middle-income countries, 1960–2022234519601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 2.42 per 1,0001990: 2.63 per 1,0002008: 2.12 per 1,0002009: 2.18 per 1,0002010: 2.28 per 1,0002011: 2.42 per 1,0002012: 2.6 per 1,0002013: 2.78 per 1,0002014: 2.89 per 1,0002015: 3.05 per 1,0002016: 3.19 per 1,0002017: 3.3 per 1,0002018: 3.46 per 1,0002019: 3.62 per 1,0002020: 3.78 per 1,0002021: 3.92 per 1,0002022: 4.17 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.75 (+72.2%) Average annual rate: 0.88 %
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 4.17 +0.25 +6.34%
2021 3.92 +0.14 +3.65%
2020 3.78 +0.16 +4.29%
2019 3.62 +0.17 +4.88%
2018 3.46 +0.15 +4.69%
2017 3.3 +0.11 +3.38%
2016 3.19 +0.14 +4.55%
2015 3.05 +0.16 +5.55%
2014 2.89 +0.11 +4.06%
2013 2.78 +0.18 +6.96%
2012 2.6 +0.18 +7.53%
2011 2.42 +0.14 +6.25%
2010 2.28 +0.1 +4.42%
2009 2.18 +0.06 +3.01%
2008 2.12
1990 2.63
1960 2.42

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.