Health
Hospital beds / 1,000
SH.MED.BEDS.ZS
Countries compared
9 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 7.55 for Germany in 2023, over a series running from 1960 to 2023 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (Germany, 7.55) to the lowest (Netherlands, 2.42).
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Year by year values
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| Germany | Italy | Netherlands | United States | China | Armenia | Georgia | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.55 | 5.63 | 4.24 | 4.04 | 5.6 | |||
| 2022 | 7.64 | 3.06 | 2.42 | 2.68 | 5.38 | 4.2 | 4.72 | 5.76 |
| 2021 | 7.71 | 3.09 | 2.92 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.43 | 5.44 | 5.71 |
| 2020 | 7.77 | 3.16 | 2.88 | 2.71 | 5 | 4.45 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 7.87 | 3.14 | 2.99 | 2.72 | 4.82 | 4.06 | 4.61 | 5.78 |
| 2018 | 7.94 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 2.76 | 4.59 | 4.18 | 4.22 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 7.96 | 3.19 | 3.24 | 2.8 | 4.33 | 4.27 | 3.98 | 5.61 |
| 2016 | 8.02 | 3.18 | 3.38 | 2.72 | 4.05 | 4.28 | 3.64 | 5.54 |
| 2015 | 8.09 | 3.2 | 3.46 | 2.75 | 3.82 | 4.29 | 3.38 | 5.6 |
| 2014 | 8.19 | 3.22 | 3.51 | 2.79 | 3.57 | 4.28 | 3.08 | 5.93 |
| 2013 | 8.24 | 3.29 | 3.66 | 2.86 | 3.32 | 4.2 | 3.05 | 5.88 |
| 2012 | 8.29 | 3.37 | 3.74 | 2.9 | 3.04 | 4.19 | 2.96 | 5.9 |
| 2011 | 8.32 | 3.46 | 3.94 | 2.94 | 2.72 | 4.19 | 3.26 | 5.95 |
| 2010 | 8.34 | 3.59 | 4.08 | 3.03 | 2.51 | 4.15 | 3.43 | 5.77 |
| 2009 | 8.34 | 3.64 | 4.17 | 3.07 | 2.32 | 4.1 | 3.48 | 5.52 |
| 2008 | 8.31 | 3.74 | 4.21 | 3.12 | 2.16 | 4.18 | 3.57 | 5.63 |
| 2007 | 8.34 | 3.86 | 4.25 | 3.13 | 2.02 | 4.41 | 3.67 | 5.64 |
| 2006 | 8.37 | 3.95 | 4.36 | 3.17 | 1.94 | 4.77 | 4.12 | 5.62 |
| 2005 | 8.51 | 4.01 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.87 | 4.77 | 4.25 | 5.61 |
| 2004 | 8.62 | 3.99 | 4.46 | 3.26 | 1.82 | 4.72 | 4.39 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | 8.79 | 4.15 | 4.45 | 3.33 | 1.75 | 4.68 | 4.44 | 5.79 |
| 2002 | 8.92 | 4.41 | 4.65 | 3.4 | 1.73 | 4.57 | 4.43 | 5.85 |
| 2001 | 9.06 | 4.59 | 4.71 | 3.47 | 1.69 | 5.24 | 4.64 | 6.19 |
| 2000 | 9.16 | 4.68 | 4.88 | 3.49 | 1.71 | 6.65 | 4.91 | 6.23 |
| 1999 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 5 | 3.6 | 2.52 | 6.2 | 5.69 | 5.93 |
| 1998 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.53 | 6.66 | 5.71 | 6.06 |
| 1997 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.55 | 6.75 | 5.86 | 6.01 |
| 1996 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.55 | 7.13 | 5.67 | 6.19 |
| 1995 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.61 | 7.64 | 7.66 | 5.75 |
| 1994 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 2.63 | 7.77 | 9.68 | 5.91 |
| 1993 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 2.63 | 8.21 | 9.39 | 6.07 |
| 1992 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 2.62 | 8.37 | 10.01 | 6.21 |
| 1991 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 8.53 | 9.8 | 6.52 |
| 1990 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 2.58 | 9.09 | 9.8 | 7.38 |
| 1989 | 7.1 | 5 | 2.56 | 9.04 | 10 | 7.39 | ||
| 1988 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 2.54 | 9.19 | 9.99 | 7.44 | ||
| 1987 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 2.48 | 9 | 10.11 | 7.42 | ||
| 1986 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 9.02 | 10.02 | 7.4 | ||
| 1985 | 11 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 2.37 | 8.7 | 9.97 | 7.45 | |
| 1984 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 2.33 | 8.66 | 7.45 | |||
| 1983 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 2.29 | 8.55 | 7.47 | |||
| 1982 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 2.26 | 8.68 | 7.42 | |||
| 1981 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 2.25 | 8.58 | 7.31 | |||
| 1980 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 6 | 2.23 | 8.4 | 10.17 | 7.23 | |
| 1979 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 2.2 | |||||
| 1978 | 10 | 6.2 | 2.14 | |||||
| 1977 | 10.3 | 6.4 | 2.07 | |||||
| 1976 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 2 | |||||
| 1975 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 1.92 | |||||
| 1974 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 1.85 | |||||
| 1973 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 1.77 | |||||
| 1972 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 1.71 | |||||
| 1971 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 1.58 | |||||
| 1970 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 1.54 | ||||
| 1969 | 10.3 | 1.45 | ||||||
| 1968 | 10.1 | 1.45 | ||||||
| 1967 | 9.9 | 1.5 | ||||||
| 1966 | 9.7 | 1.52 | ||||||
| 1965 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 1.44 | |||||
| 1964 | 9.5 | |||||||
| 1963 | 9.3 | |||||||
| 1962 | 9.2 | |||||||
| 1961 | 9 | |||||||
| 1960 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
World Bank definition
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
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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