Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Zimbabwe

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe in 2014 — 1.95 per 1,000. Ranked 88 in the world out of 144. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 49.7%.

2014 1.95 per 1,000 +4.84% vs 2012
World rank 88of 144
Period maximum 3.88 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 0.51 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1960–2014 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Zimbabwe, 1960–20140123419601966197219781984199019962002200820141960: 3.88 per 1,0001970: 3.5 per 1,0001975: 3.31 per 1,0001980: 3 per 1,0001985: 1.39 per 1,0001987: 1.94 per 1,0001990: 0.51 per 1,0002009: 1.81 per 1,0002010: 1.78 per 1,0002011: 1.75 per 1,0002012: 1.86 per 1,0002014: 1.95 per 1,000
Change over the period: −1.93 (−49.7%) Average annual rate: -1.26 %

Comparison, 2014

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

Zimbabwe 1.95 per 1,000
World 2.86 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2014 1.95
2012 1.86 +0.11 +6.29%
2011 1.75 −0.03 −1.69%
2010 1.78 −0.03 −1.66%
2009 1.81
1990 0.51
1987 1.94
1985 1.39
1980 3
1975 3.31
1970 3.5
1960 3.88

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.