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Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Monaco | 19.57 per 1,000 people | 1995 | ||
2 | Virgin Islands | 18.68 per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
3 | Greenland | 14.35 per 1,000 people | 1970 | ||
4 | Japan | 14.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
5 | Mongolia | 11.49 per 1,000 people | 1991 | ||
6 | Belarus | 11.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
7 | Russia | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
8 | Germany | 8.9 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=9 | Czech Republic | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=9 | Ukraine | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
11 | Lithuania | 8.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=12 | Austria | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=12 | Azerbaijan | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=14 | Latvia | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=14 | Hungary | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=16 | Kazakhstan | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=16 | France | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
18 | Iceland | 7.6 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
19 | Barbados | 7.56 per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
20 | Australia | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 7.33 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
=21 | Slovakia | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=21 | Finland | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
23 | San Marino | 7.16 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 7.14 per 1,000 people | 2000 | |||
24 | Turkmenistan | 7.11 per 1,000 people | 1997 | ||
25 | South Korea | 7.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
26 | Belgium | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
27 | Moldova | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 2002 | |||
28 | Romania | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 6.55 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 6.42 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
=29 | Bulgaria | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=29 | Bermuda | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
31 | Seychelles | 6.28 per 1,000 people | 1989 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 6.18 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 6.18 per 1,000 people | 2001 | |||
32 | Netherlands Antilles | 6.15 per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 6.13 per 1,000 people | 2000 | |||
=33 | Tajikistan | 6.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=33 | Israel | 6.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=33 | New Zealand | 6.1 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=36 | Luxembourg | 6 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=36 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=36 | Estonia | 6 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=36 | Switzerland | 6 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=36 | Indonesia | 6 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
41 | Grenada | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
42 | Poland | 5.6 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 1990 | |||
=43 | Croatia | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
=43 | Uzbekistan | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=46 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
=46 | Macau | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 1970 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 5.22 per 1,000 people | 1993 | |||
=48 | Slovenia | 5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=48 | Palau | 5 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
50 | Cuba | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
51 | Hong Kong | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 1985 | ||
52 | Malta | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.74 per 1,000 people | 1991 | ||
=54 | Netherlands | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=54 | Greece | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
56 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=57 | Armenia | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=57 | Cyprus | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=57 | Italy | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
60 | Ireland | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=61 | United Kingdom | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=61 | Georgia | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
63 | Argentina | 4.1 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
64 | Papua New Guinea | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
65 | Denmark | 4 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=66 | Libya | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=66 | Dominica | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 3.81 per 1,000 people | 1970 | |||
=68 | Spain | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=68 | Norway | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
70 | Canada | 3.7 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=71 | Portugal | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=71 | Suriname | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=71 | Sweden | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
74 | Zambia | 3.48 per 1,000 people | 1981 | ||
=75 | The Bahamas | 3.4 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
77 | Swaziland | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 1970 | ||
78 | Congo, Republic of the | 3.35 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
79 | Puerto Rico | 3.32 per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
=80 | United States | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=80 | Andorra | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=80 | Samoa | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
=83 | Saint Lucia | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=83 | Tonga | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
85 | Gabon | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 3.18 per 1,000 people | 1990 | |||
=86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=86 | Albania | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=86 | Sri Lanka | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=86 | Vanuatu | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=86 | Federated States of Micronesia | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
91 | Mauritius | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 1994 | ||
=92 | Lebanon | 3 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=92 | Cayman Islands | 3 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 2.93 per 1,000 people | 1960 | |||
=94 | Singapore | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=94 | Guyana | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 2.89 per 1,000 people | 1996 | |||
=96 | Bahrain | 2.8 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=96 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.8 per 1,000 people | 1988 | ||
98 | Comoros | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
99 | Brazil | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=100 | Turkey | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
=100 | Chile | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=100 | Brunei | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
=100 | Fiji | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
104 | Cameroon | 2.55 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
=105 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=105 | Panama | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
107 | China | 2.45 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
=108 | Qatar | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=108 | Vietnam | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 1990 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 1990 | |||
=110 | Egypt | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=110 | Kuwait | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=110 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=110 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=110 | Thailand | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
=115 | Dominican Republic | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=115 | Marshall Islands | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
=115 | Algeria | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 1996 | |||
118 | Oman | 2 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=119 | Solomon Islands | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=119 | Uruguay | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=119 | Malaysia | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
122 | Kiribati | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
=123 | Jordan | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=123 | Tunisia | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=123 | Maldives | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
126 | Nigeria | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
=127 | El Salvador | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
=127 | Kenya | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
=127 | Rwanda | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
=127 | Liberia | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1975 | ||
131 | Lesotho | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 1975 | ||
=132 | Iran | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=132 | Djibouti | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
=132 | Bhutan | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
=135 | Cape Verde | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 1992 | ||
=135 | Botswana | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 1990 | |||
137 | Togo | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
=138 | Syria | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=138 | Ecuador | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
140 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.48 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
141 | Ghana | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
142 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.43 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
143 | Burkina Faso | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
=144 | Peru | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=144 | Costa Rica | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=144 | Jamaica | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
147 | Malawi | 1.34 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
=148 | Belize | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=148 | Iraq | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
150 | Angola | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
151 | Sierra Leone | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 1980 | ||
=152 | Paraguay | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=152 | Laos | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
154 | Colombia | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=155 | Mexico | 1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=155 | Bolivia | 1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=155 | Honduras | 1 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=155 | Philippines | 1 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 0.951 per 1,000 people | 1990 | |||
159 | Uganda | 0.92 per 1,000 people | 1991 | ||
=160 | Nicaragua | 0.9 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=160 | India | 0.9 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
162 | Tanzania | 0.89 per 1,000 people | 1992 | ||
=163 | Central African Republic | 0.87 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
=163 | Mozambique | 0.87 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.81 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
=166 | Morocco | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=166 | Venezuela | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=166 | Haiti | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
169 | Chad | 0.72 per 1,000 people | 1991 | ||
=170 | Pakistan | 0.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
=170 | Sudan | 0.7 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
172 | Mauritania | 0.67 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
173 | Burundi | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 1991 | ||
174 | The Gambia | 0.61 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
=175 | Cambodia | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
=175 | Yemen | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=175 | Burma | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
178 | Guinea | 0.55 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
179 | Zimbabwe | 0.51 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 0.51 per 1,000 people | 1990 | |||
180 | Guatemala | 0.5 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
181 | Madagascar | 0.42 per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
=182 | Afghanistan | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
=182 | Senegal | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
=182 | Somalia | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 1997 | ||
185 | Bangladesh | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
=186 | Mali | 0.24 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
=186 | Ethiopia | 0.24 per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
188 | Benin | 0.23 per 1,000 people | 1994 | ||
189 | Nepal | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
190 | Niger | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 1998 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people
- 11 of the top 15 countries by hospital beds > per 1,000 people are European.
- 12 of the top 16 countries by hospital beds > per 1,000 people are Cold countries'.
- Japan has ranked in the top 2 for hospital beds > per 1,000 people since 1993.
- Monaco has had the highest hospital beds > per 1,000 people since 1992.
- Belarus has ranked in the top 2 for hospital beds > per 1,000 people since 1997.
- Russia has ranked in the top 3 for hospital beds > per 1,000 people since 1999.
- 2 of the top 5 countries by hospital beds > per 1,000 people are East Asian and Pacific.
- China ranked second last for hospital beds > per 1,000 people amongst Non-religious countries in 2005.
- Iceland has ranked in the top 7 for hospital beds > per 1,000 people since 1970.
- 7 of the top 18 countries by hospital beds > per 1,000 people are NATO.