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DEFINITION: This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. 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. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the number of people hospitalized by disease.
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1 MonacoMonaco 16.5 beds/1,000 population 2011
2 JapanJapan 13.7 beds/1,000 population 2009
3 North KoreaNorth Korea 13.2 beds/1,000 population 2002
4 BelarusBelarus 11.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
5 South KoreaSouth Korea 10.3 beds/1,000 population 2009
6 RussiaRussia 9.7 beds/1,000 population 2006
7 UkraineUkraine 8.7 beds/1,000 population 2009
8 GermanyGermany 8.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
=9 AustriaAustria 7.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=9 KazakhstanKazakhstan 7.6 beds/1,000 population 2009
11 HungaryHungary 7.2 beds/1,000 population 2010
12 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 7 beds/1,000 population 2010
=13 MongoliaMongolia 6.8 beds/1,000 population 2011
=13 LithuaniaLithuania 6.8 beds/1,000 population 2010
=15 FranceFrance 6.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=15 PolandPoland 6.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=15 BarbadosBarbados 6.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=18 BelgiumBelgium 6.5 beds/1,000 population 2011
=18 BulgariaBulgaria 6.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
20 SlovakiaSlovakia 6.4 beds/1,000 population 2010
=21 EthiopiaEthiopia 6.3 beds/1,000 population 2011
=21 RomaniaRomania 6.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
=21 GabonGabon 6.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
24 MoldovaMoldova 6.2 beds/1,000 population 2011
25 CroatiaCroatia 6 beds/1,000 population 2011
=26 East TimorEast Timor 5.9 beds/1,000 population 2010
=26 FinlandFinland 5.9 beds/1,000 population 2010
28 IcelandIceland 5.8 beds/1,000 population 2007
29 TuvaluTuvalu 5.6 beds/1,000 population 2001
30 TajikistanTajikistan 5.5 beds/1,000 population 2011
=31 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5.4 beds/1,000 population 2010
=31 SerbiaSerbia 5.4 beds/1,000 population 2009
=33 LatviaLatvia 5.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
=33 EstoniaEstonia 5.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
35 CubaCuba 5.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
36 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5 beds/1,000 population 2010
37 GreeceGreece 4.9 beds/1,000 population 2009
=38 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 4.8 beds/1,000 population 2011
=38 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4.8 beds/1,000 population 2011
=38 PalauPalau 4.8 beds/1,000 population 2010
=41 NepalNepal 4.7 beds/1,000 population 2009
=41 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.7 beds/1,000 population 2009
=43 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.6 beds/1,000 population 2011
=43 SloveniaSlovenia 4.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=43 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 4.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=46 ArgentinaArgentina 4.5 beds/1,000 population 2011
=46 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
48 MaltaMalta 4.4 beds/1,000 population 2011
49 MaldivesMaldives 4.3 beds/1,000 population 2009
50 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 4.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=51 ArmeniaArmenia 4 beds/1,000 population 2011
=51 MontenegroMontenegro 4 beds/1,000 population 2010
=53 San MarinoSan Marino 3.9 beds/1,000 population 2011
=53 AustraliaAustralia 3.9 beds/1,000 population 2010
=55 ChinaChina 3.8 beds/1,000 population 2011
=55 DominicaDominica 3.8 beds/1,000 population 2011
57 LibyaLibya 3.7 beds/1,000 population 2009
58 SeychellesSeychelles 3.6 beds/1,000 population 2011
=59 GrenadaGrenada 3.5 beds/1,000 population 2011
=59 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
=59 ItalyItaly 3.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
=59 CyprusCyprus 3.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
=59 DenmarkDenmark 3.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
=59 LebanonLebanon 3.5 beds/1,000 population 2009
=65 MauritiusMauritius 3.4 beds/1,000 population 2011
=65 IsraelIsrael 3.4 beds/1,000 population 2011
=65 PortugalPortugal 3.4 beds/1,000 population 2010
68 NorwayNorway 3.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
=69 SpainSpain 3.2 beds/1,000 population 2010
=69 CanadaCanada 3.2 beds/1,000 population 2010
=69 IrelandIreland 3.2 beds/1,000 population 2010
=69 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 3.2 beds/1,000 population 2009
=73 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3.1 beds/1,000 population 2010
=73 SurinameSuriname 3.1 beds/1,000 population 2010
=73 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.1 beds/1,000 population 2004
=76 UruguayUruguay 3 beds/1,000 population 2011
=76 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 3 beds/1,000 population 2010
=76 United StatesUnited States 3 beds/1,000 population 2010
=79 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.9 beds/1,000 population 2011
=79 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 2.9 beds/1,000 population 2011
=81 BruneiBrunei 2.8 beds/1,000 population 2011
=81 South AfricaSouth Africa 2.8 beds/1,000 population 2005
=83 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 2.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=83 SingaporeSingapore 2.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=83 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 2.7 beds/1,000 population 2010
=83 SwedenSweden 2.7 beds/1,000 population 2010
=83 NamibiaNamibia 2.7 beds/1,000 population 2009
88 TongaTonga 2.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=89 TurkeyTurkey 2.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
=89 AndorraAndorra 2.5 beds/1,000 population 2009
=91 AlbaniaAlbania 2.4 beds/1,000 population 2011
=91 PanamaPanama 2.4 beds/1,000 population 2010
=93 BrazilBrazil 2.3 beds/1,000 population 2011
=93 New ZealandNew Zealand 2.3 beds/1,000 population 2011
=95 VietnamVietnam 2.2 beds/1,000 population 2010
=95 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.2 beds/1,000 population 2009
=95 ComorosComoros 2.2 beds/1,000 population 2006
=98 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2.1 beds/1,000 population 2013
=98 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=98 SwazilandSwaziland 2.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=98 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2.1 beds/1,000 population 2010
=98 Cape VerdeCape Verde 2.1 beds/1,000 population 2010
=98 TunisiaTunisia 2.1 beds/1,000 population 2010
=98 ThailandThailand 2.1 beds/1,000 population 2010
=98 FijiFiji 2.1 beds/1,000 population 2009
=106 ZambiaZambia 2 beds/1,000 population 2010
=106 ChileChile 2 beds/1,000 population 2010
=106 KuwaitKuwait 2 beds/1,000 population 2009
=106 GuyanaGuyana 2 beds/1,000 population 2009
=110 BurundiBurundi 1.9 beds/1,000 population 2011
=110 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.9 beds/1,000 population 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 1.87 beds/1,000 population 2009
=112 BhutanBhutan 1.8 beds/1,000 population 2011
=112 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.8 beds/1,000 population 2011
=112 BotswanaBotswana 1.8 beds/1,000 population 2010
=112 JordanJordan 1.8 beds/1,000 population 2010
=112 JamaicaJamaica 1.8 beds/1,000 population 2010
=112 OmanOman 1.8 beds/1,000 population 2009
=112 BahrainBahrain 1.8 beds/1,000 population 2009
=119 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=119 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=119 MexicoMexico 1.7 beds/1,000 population 2010
=119 EgyptEgypt 1.7 beds/1,000 population 2010
=119 IranIran 1.7 beds/1,000 population 2009
=119 VanuatuVanuatu 1.7 beds/1,000 population 2008
=119 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.7 beds/1,000 population 2004
=126 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1.6 beds/1,000 population 2011
=126 EcuadorEcuador 1.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=126 RwandaRwanda 1.6 beds/1,000 population 2007
=126 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1.6 beds/1,000 population 2005
=130 PeruPeru 1.5 beds/1,000 population 2011
=130 SyriaSyria 1.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
=132 ColombiaColombia 1.4 beds/1,000 population 2011
=132 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.4 beds/1,000 population 2010
=132 KenyaKenya 1.4 beds/1,000 population 2010
=132 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1.4 beds/1,000 population 2005
=136 KiribatiKiribati 1.3 beds/1,000 population 2011
=136 ParaguayParaguay 1.3 beds/1,000 population 2011
=136 MalawiMalawi 1.3 beds/1,000 population 2011
=136 IraqIraq 1.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
=136 CameroonCameroon 1.3 beds/1,000 population 2010
=136 HaitiHaiti 1.3 beds/1,000 population 2007
=136 LesothoLesotho 1.3 beds/1,000 population 2006
=143 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.2 beds/1,000 population 2011
=143 QatarQatar 1.2 beds/1,000 population 2009
=145 BelizeBelize 1.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=145 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=145 BoliviaBolivia 1.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=145 NicaraguaNicaragua 1.1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=145 MoroccoMorocco 1.1 beds/1,000 population 2009
=150 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=150 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=150 PhilippinesPhilippines 1 beds/1,000 population 2011
=150 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1 beds/1,000 population 2009
=150 SamoaSamoa 1 beds/1,000 population 2005
=155 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.9 beds/1,000 population 2011
=155 GhanaGhana 0.9 beds/1,000 population 2011
=155 IndiaIndia 0.9 beds/1,000 population 2005
=158 LiberiaLiberia 0.8 beds/1,000 population 2010
=158 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.8 beds/1,000 population 2006
=158 AngolaAngola 0.8 beds/1,000 population 2005
=161 EritreaEritrea 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=161 TogoTogo 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=161 MozambiqueMozambique 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=161 CambodiaCambodia 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=161 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=161 HondurasHonduras 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2011
=161 LaosLaos 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2010
=161 YemenYemen 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2010
=161 TanzaniaTanzania 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2010
=161 SudanSudan 0.7 beds/1,000 population 2009
=171 BangladeshBangladesh 0.6 beds/1,000 population 2011
=171 PakistanPakistan 0.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=171 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.6 beds/1,000 population 2010
=171 BurmaBurma 0.6 beds/1,000 population 2006
175 NigeriaNigeria 0.53 beds/1,000 population 2004
=176 BeninBenin 0.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
=176 UgandaUganda 0.5 beds/1,000 population 2010
178 ChadChad 0.43 beds/1,000 population 2005
=179 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.4 beds/1,000 population 2010
=179 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.4 beds/1,000 population 2010
=179 MauritaniaMauritania 0.4 beds/1,000 population 2006
=179 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.4 beds/1,000 population 2006
=179 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.4 beds/1,000 population 2006
184 NigerNiger 0.31 beds/1,000 population 2005
=185 GuineaGuinea 0.3 beds/1,000 population 2011
=185 SenegalSenegal 0.3 beds/1,000 population 2008
187 MadagascarMadagascar 0.2 beds/1,000 population 2010
188 MaliMali 0.1 beds/1,000 population 2010

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Interesting observations about People > Hospital bed density

  • 99 of the top 188 countries by hospital bed density are Hot countries.
  • Belarus has ranked in the top 2 for hospital bed density since 2007.
  • South Korea has ranked in the top 2 for hospital bed density since 2008.
  • Ukraine has ranked in the top 3 for hospital bed density since 2006.
  • Germany has ranked in the top 3 for hospital bed density since 2008.
  • Austria has ranked in the top 4 for hospital bed density since 2008.
  • 49 of the top 176 countries by hospital bed density are Former British Colonies'.
  • Belgium has ranked in the top 5 for hospital bed density since 2009.
  • Moldova has ranked in the top 6 for hospital bed density since 2007.
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