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Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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
1 MonacoMonaco 19.57 per 1,000 people 1995
2 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 18.68 per 1,000 people 1996
3 GreenlandGreenland 14.35 per 1,000 people 1970
4 JapanJapan 14.3 per 1,000 people 2003
5 MongoliaMongolia 11.49 per 1,000 people 1991
6 BelarusBelarus 11.3 per 1,000 people 2003
7 RussiaRussia 10.5 per 1,000 people 2003
8 GermanyGermany 8.9 per 1,000 people 2002
=9 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 8.8 per 1,000 people 2003
=9 UkraineUkraine 8.8 per 1,000 people 2003
11 LithuaniaLithuania 8.7 per 1,000 people 2003
=12 AustriaAustria 8.3 per 1,000 people 2003
=12 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 8.3 per 1,000 people 2003
=14 LatviaLatvia 7.8 per 1,000 people 2003
=14 HungaryHungary 7.8 per 1,000 people 2003
=16 KazakhstanKazakhstan 7.7 per 1,000 people 2003
=16 FranceFrance 7.7 per 1,000 people 2003
18 IcelandIceland 7.6 per 1,000 people 2002
19 BarbadosBarbados 7.56 per 1,000 people 1996
20 AustraliaAustralia 7.4 per 1,000 people 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 7.33 per 1,000 people 2003
=21 SlovakiaSlovakia 7.2 per 1,000 people 2003
=21 FinlandFinland 7.2 per 1,000 people 2003
23 San MarinoSan Marino 7.16 per 1,000 people 1990
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 7.14 per 1,000 people 2000
24 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 7.11 per 1,000 people 1997
25 South KoreaSouth Korea 7.1 per 1,000 people 2003
26 BelgiumBelgium 6.9 per 1,000 people 2002
27 MoldovaMoldova 6.7 per 1,000 people 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 6.7 per 1,000 people 2002
28 RomaniaRomania 6.6 per 1,000 people 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 6.55 per 1,000 people 2001
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 6.42 per 1,000 people 2001
=29 BulgariaBulgaria 6.3 per 1,000 people 2003
=29 BermudaBermuda 6.3 per 1,000 people 1996
31 SeychellesSeychelles 6.28 per 1,000 people 1989
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 6.18 per 1,000 people 2001
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.18 per 1,000 people 2001
32 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 6.15 per 1,000 people 1996
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 6.13 per 1,000 people 2000
=33 TajikistanTajikistan 6.1 per 1,000 people 2003
=33 IsraelIsrael 6.1 per 1,000 people 2003
=33 New ZealandNew Zealand 6.1 per 1,000 people 2002
=36 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6 per 1,000 people 2003
=36 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 6 per 1,000 people 2002
=36 EstoniaEstonia 6 per 1,000 people 2002
=36 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 6 per 1,000 people 2002
=36 IndonesiaIndonesia 6 per 1,000 people 1998
41 GrenadaGrenada 5.7 per 1,000 people 2003
42 PolandPoland 5.6 per 1,000 people 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 5.5 per 1,000 people 1990
=43 CroatiaCroatia 5.5 per 1,000 people 2004
=43 UzbekistanUzbekistan 5.5 per 1,000 people 2003
=43 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 5.5 per 1,000 people 2003
=46 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.3 per 1,000 people 2004
=46 MacauMacau 5.3 per 1,000 people 1970
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5.22 per 1,000 people 1993
=48 SloveniaSlovenia 5 per 1,000 people 2003
=48 PalauPalau 5 per 1,000 people 1998
50 CubaCuba 4.9 per 1,000 people 2003
51 Hong KongHong Kong 4.89 per 1,000 people 1985
52 MaltaMalta 4.8 per 1,000 people 2003
53 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 4.74 per 1,000 people 1991
=54 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.7 per 1,000 people 2001
=54 GreeceGreece 4.7 per 1,000 people 2000
56 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 4.5 per 1,000 people 2003
=57 ArmeniaArmenia 4.4 per 1,000 people 2003
=57 CyprusCyprus 4.4 per 1,000 people 2002
=57 ItalyItaly 4.4 per 1,000 people 2002
60 IrelandIreland 4.3 per 1,000 people 2003
=61 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.2 per 1,000 people 2003
=61 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.2 per 1,000 people 2003
63 ArgentinaArgentina 4.1 per 1,000 people 2000
64 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 4.02 per 1,000 people 1990
65 DenmarkDenmark 4 per 1,000 people 2003
=66 LibyaLibya 3.9 per 1,000 people 2002
=66 DominicaDominica 3.9 per 1,000 people 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 3.81 per 1,000 people 1970
=68 SpainSpain 3.8 per 1,000 people 2003
=68 NorwayNorway 3.8 per 1,000 people 2000
70 CanadaCanada 3.7 per 1,000 people 2002
=71 PortugalPortugal 3.6 per 1,000 people 2002
=71 SurinameSuriname 3.6 per 1,000 people 2001
=71 SwedenSweden 3.6 per 1,000 people 2000
74 ZambiaZambia 3.48 per 1,000 people 1981
=75 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3.4 per 1,000 people 2002
=75 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.4 per 1,000 people 2001
77 SwazilandSwaziland 3.37 per 1,000 people 1970
78 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 3.35 per 1,000 people 1990
79 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 3.32 per 1,000 people 1996
=80 United StatesUnited States 3.3 per 1,000 people 2003
=80 AndorraAndorra 3.3 per 1,000 people 2003
=80 SamoaSamoa 3.3 per 1,000 people 2000
=83 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 3.2 per 1,000 people 2002
=83 TongaTonga 3.2 per 1,000 people 2001
85 GabonGabon 3.19 per 1,000 people 1990
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 3.18 per 1,000 people 1990
=86 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.1 per 1,000 people 2003
=86 AlbaniaAlbania 3.1 per 1,000 people 2003
=86 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.1 per 1,000 people 2002
=86 VanuatuVanuatu 3.1 per 1,000 people 2001
=86 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 3.1 per 1,000 people 2000
91 MauritiusMauritius 3.07 per 1,000 people 1994
=92 LebanonLebanon 3 per 1,000 people 2001
=92 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 3 per 1,000 people 1990
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 2.93 per 1,000 people 1960
=94 SingaporeSingapore 2.9 per 1,000 people 2001
=94 GuyanaGuyana 2.9 per 1,000 people 2001
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 2.89 per 1,000 people 1996
=96 BahrainBahrain 2.8 per 1,000 people 2003
=96 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2.8 per 1,000 people 1988
98 ComorosComoros 2.76 per 1,000 people 1990
99 BrazilBrazil 2.7 per 1,000 people 2002
=100 TurkeyTurkey 2.6 per 1,000 people 2005
=100 ChileChile 2.6 per 1,000 people 2002
=100 BruneiBrunei 2.6 per 1,000 people 2000
=100 FijiFiji 2.6 per 1,000 people 1999
104 CameroonCameroon 2.55 per 1,000 people 1990
=105 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2.5 per 1,000 people 2003
=105 PanamaPanama 2.5 per 1,000 people 2002
107 ChinaChina 2.45 per 1,000 people 2005
=108 QatarQatar 2.4 per 1,000 people 2002
=108 VietnamVietnam 2.4 per 1,000 people 2001
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 2.28 per 1,000 people 1990
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 2.26 per 1,000 people 1990
=110 EgyptEgypt 2.2 per 1,000 people 2003
=110 KuwaitKuwait 2.2 per 1,000 people 2002
=110 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2.2 per 1,000 people 2002
=110 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.2 per 1,000 people 2001
=110 ThailandThailand 2.2 per 1,000 people 1999
=115 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.1 per 1,000 people 2003
=115 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 2.1 per 1,000 people 1999
=115 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.1 per 1,000 people 1998
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 2.02 per 1,000 people 1996
118 OmanOman 2 per 1,000 people 2002
=119 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1.9 per 1,000 people 2003
=119 UruguayUruguay 1.9 per 1,000 people 2003
=119 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.9 per 1,000 people 2001
122 KiribatiKiribati 1.8 per 1,000 people 1998
=123 JordanJordan 1.7 per 1,000 people 2003
=123 TunisiaTunisia 1.7 per 1,000 people 2002
=123 MaldivesMaldives 1.7 per 1,000 people 2000
126 NigeriaNigeria 1.67 per 1,000 people 1990
=127 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.65 per 1,000 people 1996
=127 KenyaKenya 1.65 per 1,000 people 1990
=127 RwandaRwanda 1.65 per 1,000 people 1990
=127 LiberiaLiberia 1.65 per 1,000 people 1975
131 LesothoLesotho 1.63 per 1,000 people 1975
=132 IranIran 1.6 per 1,000 people 2001
=132 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.6 per 1,000 people 2000
=132 BhutanBhutan 1.6 per 1,000 people 1999
=135 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1.58 per 1,000 people 1992
=135 BotswanaBotswana 1.58 per 1,000 people 1990
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.55 per 1,000 people 1990
137 TogoTogo 1.51 per 1,000 people 1990
=138 SyriaSyria 1.5 per 1,000 people 2003
=138 EcuadorEcuador 1.5 per 1,000 people 2002
140 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1.48 per 1,000 people 1990
141 GhanaGhana 1.46 per 1,000 people 1990
142 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.43 per 1,000 people 1990
143 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.42 per 1,000 people 1996
=144 PeruPeru 1.4 per 1,000 people 2003
=144 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.4 per 1,000 people 2003
=144 JamaicaJamaica 1.4 per 1,000 people 2003
147 MalawiMalawi 1.34 per 1,000 people 1998
=148 BelizeBelize 1.3 per 1,000 people 2003
=148 IraqIraq 1.3 per 1,000 people 2003
150 AngolaAngola 1.29 per 1,000 people 1990
151 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.21 per 1,000 people 1980
=152 ParaguayParaguay 1.2 per 1,000 people 2002
=152 LaosLaos 1.2 per 1,000 people 2002
154 ColombiaColombia 1.1 per 1,000 people 2003
=155 MexicoMexico 1 per 1,000 people 2003
=155 BoliviaBolivia 1 per 1,000 people 2003
=155 HondurasHonduras 1 per 1,000 people 2002
=155 PhilippinesPhilippines 1 per 1,000 people 2001
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.951 per 1,000 people 1990
159 UgandaUganda 0.92 per 1,000 people 1991
=160 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.9 per 1,000 people 2003
=160 IndiaIndia 0.9 per 1,000 people 2003
162 TanzaniaTanzania 0.89 per 1,000 people 1992
=163 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.87 per 1,000 people 1990
=163 MozambiqueMozambique 0.87 per 1,000 people 1990
165 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.81 per 1,000 people 1990
=166 MoroccoMorocco 0.8 per 1,000 people 2002
=166 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.8 per 1,000 people 2001
=166 HaitiHaiti 0.8 per 1,000 people 2000
169 ChadChad 0.72 per 1,000 people 1991
=170 PakistanPakistan 0.7 per 1,000 people 2003
=170 SudanSudan 0.7 per 1,000 people 2002
172 MauritaniaMauritania 0.67 per 1,000 people 1990
173 BurundiBurundi 0.66 per 1,000 people 1991
174 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.61 per 1,000 people 1990
=175 CambodiaCambodia 0.6 per 1,000 people 2004
=175 YemenYemen 0.6 per 1,000 people 2001
=175 BurmaBurma 0.6 per 1,000 people 2000
178 GuineaGuinea 0.55 per 1,000 people 1990
179 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.51 per 1,000 people 1990
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.51 per 1,000 people 1990
180 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.5 per 1,000 people 2002
181 MadagascarMadagascar 0.42 per 1,000 people 2002
=182 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.4 per 1,000 people 2001
=182 SenegalSenegal 0.4 per 1,000 people 1998
=182 SomaliaSomalia 0.4 per 1,000 people 1997
185 BangladeshBangladesh 0.3 per 1,000 people 1999
=186 MaliMali 0.24 per 1,000 people 1998
=186 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.24 per 1,000 people 1990
188 BeninBenin 0.23 per 1,000 people 1994
189 NepalNepal 0.2 per 1,000 people 1999
190 NigerNiger 0.12 per 1,000 people 1998

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Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Countries Compared Map

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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.
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