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.
Health Statistics > Hospital beds > per 1,000 people (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#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
Ukraine :
8.8 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#10
Czech Republic :
8.8 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#11
Lithuania :
8.7 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#12
Azerbaijan :
8.3 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#13
Austria :
8.3 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#14
Hungary :
7.8 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#15
Latvia :
7.8 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#16
France :
7.7 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#17
Kazakhstan :
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 ...
#21
Slovakia :
7.2 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#22
Finland :
7.2 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#23
San Marino :
7.16 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#24
Turkmenistan :
7.11 per 1,000 people
1997 ...
#25
Korea, South :
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 ...
#28
Romania :
6.6 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#29
Bermuda :
6.3 per 1,000 people
1996 ...
#30
Bulgaria :
6.3 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#31
Seychelles :
6.28 per 1,000 people
1989 ...
#32
Netherlands Antilles :
6.15 per 1,000 people
1996 ...
#33
Tajikistan :
6.1 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#34
Israel :
6.1 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#35
New Zealand :
6.1 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#36
Switzerland :
6 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#37
Serbia and Montenegro :
6 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#38
Luxembourg :
6 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#39
Estonia :
6 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#40
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 ...
#43
Croatia :
5.5 per 1,000 people
2004 ...
#44
Uzbekistan :
5.5 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#45
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
5.5 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#46
Macau :
5.3 per 1,000 people
1970 ...
#47
Kyrgyzstan :
5.3 per 1,000 people
2004 ...
#48
Slovenia :
5 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#49
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
Macedonia, Republic of :
4.83 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#53
Malta :
4.8 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#54
São Tomé and Príncipe :
4.74 per 1,000 people
1991 ...
#55
Netherlands :
4.7 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#56
Greece :
4.7 per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#57
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
4.5 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#58
Cyprus :
4.4 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#59
Italy :
4.4 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#60
Armenia :
4.4 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#61
Ireland :
4.3 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#62
Georgia :
4.2 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#63
United Kingdom :
4.2 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#64
Argentina :
4.1 per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#65
Papua New Guinea :
4.02 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#66
Denmark :
4 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#67
Dominica :
3.9 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#68
Libya :
3.9 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#69
Norway :
3.8 per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#70
Spain :
3.8 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#71
Canada :
3.7 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#72
Portugal :
3.6 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#73
Suriname :
3.6 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#74
Sweden :
3.6 per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#75
Zambia :
3.48 per 1,000 people
1981 ...
#76
Bahamas, The :
3.4 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#77
Trinidad and Tobago :
3.4 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#78
Swaziland :
3.37 per 1,000 people
1970 ...
#79
Congo, Republic of the :
3.35 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#80
Puerto Rico :
3.32 per 1,000 people
1996 ...
#81
Andorra :
3.3 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#82
Samoa :
3.3 per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#83
United States :
3.3 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#84
Tonga :
3.2 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#85
Saint Lucia :
3.2 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#86
Gabon :
3.19 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#87
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
3.1 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#88
Micronesia, Federated States of :
3.1 per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#89
Sri Lanka :
3.1 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#90
Vanuatu :
3.1 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#91
Albania :
3.1 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#92
Mauritius :
3.07 per 1,000 people
1994 ...
#93
Lebanon :
3 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#94
Cayman Islands :
3 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#95
Guyana :
2.9 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#96
Singapore :
2.9 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#97
Equatorial Guinea :
2.8 per 1,000 people
1988 ...
#98
Bahrain :
2.8 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#99
Comoros :
2.76 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#100
Brazil :
2.7 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#101
Brunei :
2.6 per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#102
Turkey :
2.6 per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#103
Chile :
2.6 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#104
Fiji :
2.6 per 1,000 people
1999 ...
#105
Cameroon :
2.55 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#106
Panama :
2.5 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#107
Antigua and Barbuda :
2.5 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#108
China :
2.45 per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#109
Qatar :
2.4 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#110
Vietnam :
2.4 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#111
Kuwait :
2.2 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#112
Saudi Arabia :
2.2 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#113
United Arab Emirates :
2.2 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#114
Egypt :
2.2 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#115
Thailand :
2.2 per 1,000 people
1999 ...
#116
Dominican Republic :
2.1 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#117
Algeria :
2.1 per 1,000 people
1998 ...
#118
Marshall Islands :
2.1 per 1,000 people
1999 ...
#119
Oman :
2 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#120
Uruguay :
1.9 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#121
Solomon Islands :
1.9 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#122
Malaysia :
1.9 per 1,000 people
2001 ...
#123
Kiribati :
1.8 per 1,000 people
1998 ...
#124
Maldives :
1.7 per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#125
Tunisia :
1.7 per 1,000 people
2002 ...
#126
Jordan :
1.7 per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#127
Nigeria :
1.67 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#128
Rwanda :
1.65 per 1,000 people
1990 ...
#129
Liberia :
1.65 per 1,000 people
1975 ...
#130
El Salvador :
1.65 per 1,000 people
1996