Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Vanuatu

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Vanuatu in 2008 — 1.73 per 1,000. Ranked 87 in the world out of 122. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 68.1%.

2008 1.73 per 1,000 −72% vs 1980
World rank 87of 122
Period maximum 10.73 per 1,0001970
Period minimum 1.73 per 1,0002008

Trend over time

1960–2008 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Vanuatu, 1960–2008051015196019651970197519801985199019952000200520081960: 5.43 per 1,0001970: 10.73 per 1,0001980: 6.18 per 1,0002008: 1.73 per 1,000
Change over the period: −3.7 (−68.14%) Average annual rate: -2.36 %

Comparison, 2008

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

Vanuatu 1.73 per 1,000
World 2.75 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 2.74 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2008 1.73
1980 6.18
1970 10.73
1960 5.43

Melanesia, 2008

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

FJ Fiji 1.93 VU Vanuatu 1.73

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.