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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Citation
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.