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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.
Health Statistics > Hospital beds > per 1,000 people (1970) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
São Tomé and Príncipe :
26.71 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 2
Sweden :
15.3 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Sweden
# 3
Finland :
15.1 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Finland
# 4
Greenland :
14.35 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Greenland
# 5
Iceland :
12.9 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Iceland
# 6
Japan :
12.5 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Japan
# 7
Netherlands Antilles :
12.38 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 8
Kiribati :
12.33 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Kiribati
# 9
Australia :
11.7 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Australia
# 10
Germany :
11.3 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Germany
# 11
Austria :
10.8 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Austria
# 12
New Zealand :
10.8 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in New Zealand
# 13
Vanuatu :
10.73 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Vanuatu
# 14
Italy :
10.6 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Italy
# 15
Barbados :
10.22 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Barbados
# 16
Gabon :
9.91 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Gabon
# 17
United Kingdom :
9.6 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in United Kingdom
# 18
Mongolia :
9.5 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Mongolia
# 19
Belgium :
8.3 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Belgium
# 20
Denmark :
8.1 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Denmark
# 21
United States :
7.9 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in United States
# 22
Solomon Islands :
7.34 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Solomon Islands
# 23
Grenada :
7.25 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Grenada
# 24
Canada :
7 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Canada
# 25
Papua New Guinea :
6.6 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 26
Antigua and Barbuda :
6.53 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 27
Seychelles :
6.49 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Seychelles
# 28
Greece :
6.2 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Greece
# 29
Djibouti :
6.08 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Djibouti
# 30
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
5.95 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 31
Uruguay :
5.91 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Uruguay
# 32
Suriname :
5.68 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Suriname
# 33
Argentina :
5.59 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Argentina
# 34
Qatar :
5.53 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Qatar
# 35
Macedonia, Republic of :
5.45 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 36
Belize :
5.4 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Belize
# 37
Cyprus :
5.38 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Cyprus
# 38
Macau :
5.3 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Macau
# 39
Poland :
5.2 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Poland
# 40
Bahamas, The :
5.09 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Bahamas, The
# 41
Saint Lucia :
5.05 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Saint Lucia
# 42
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
4.99 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 43
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.94 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 44
Kuwait :
4.83 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Kuwait
# 45
Guyana :
4.76 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Guyana
# 46
Spain :
4.7 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Spain
# 47
Cuba :
4.63 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Cuba
# 48
Samoa :
4.56 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Samoa
# 49
Dominica :
4.44 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Dominica
# 50
Congo, Republic of the :
4.39 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 51
Bahrain :
4.34 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Bahrain
# 52
Hong Kong :
4.18 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Hong Kong
# 53
Jamaica :
4.1 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Jamaica
# 54
Lebanon :
4.1 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Lebanon
# 55
Mauritius :
3.95 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Mauritius
# 56
Costa Rica :
3.94 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Costa Rica
# 57
Libya :
3.81 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Libya
# 58
Chile :
3.78 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Chile
# 59
Singapore :
3.7 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Singapore
# 60
Brazil :
3.69 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Brazil
# 61
Brunei :
3.51 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Brunei
# 62
Zimbabwe :
3.5 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Zimbabwe
# 63
Malaysia :
3.47 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Malaysia
# 64
Swaziland :
3.37 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Swaziland
# 65
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
3.32 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 66
Zambia :
3.16 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Zambia
# 67
Sri Lanka :
3.02 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Sri Lanka
# 68
Panama :
2.97 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Panama
# 69
Fiji :
2.91 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Fiji
# 70
Algeria :
2.84 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Algeria
# 71
Madagascar :
2.79 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Madagascar
# 72
Angola :
2.72 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Angola
# 73
Dominican Republic :
2.64 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Dominican Republic
# 74
Tonga :
2.59 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Tonga
# 75
Tunisia :
2.44 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Tunisia
# 76
Ecuador :
2.35 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Ecuador
# 77
Bolivia :
2.32 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Bolivia
# 78
Nicaragua :
2.28 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Nicaragua
# 79
Egypt :
2.18 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Egypt
# 80
Guatemala :
2.17 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Guatemala
# 81
Peru :
2.17 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Peru
# 82
Colombia :
2.1 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Colombia
# 83
Turkey :
2 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Turkey
# 84
Iraq :
1.95 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Iraq
# 85
El Salvador :
1.9 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in El Salvador
# 86
Central African Republic :
1.88 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Central African Republic
# 87
Guinea :
1.76 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Guinea
# 88
Cameroon :
1.75 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Cameroon
# 89
Honduras :
1.75 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Honduras
# 90
Lesotho :
1.74 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Lesotho
# 91
Paraguay :
1.63 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Paraguay
# 92
Liberia :
1.58 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Liberia
# 93
Guinea-Bissau :
1.57 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 94
Uganda :
1.56 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Uganda
# 95
Malawi :
1.54 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Malawi
# 96
China :
1.54 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in China
# 97
Togo :
1.53 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Togo
# 98
Morocco :
1.47 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Morocco
# 99
Cape Verde :
1.41 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Cape Verde
# 100
Iran :
1.38 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Iran
# 101
Somalia :
1.36 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Somalia
# 102
Ghana :
1.32 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Ghana
# 103
Chad :
1.31 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Chad
# 104
Senegal :
1.3 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Senegal
# 105
Burundi :
1.28 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Burundi
# 106
Kenya :
1.26 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Kenya
# 107
Rwanda :
1.25 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Rwanda
# 108
Philippines :
1.19 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Philippines
# 109
Saudi Arabia :
1.18 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 110
Mozambique :
1.18 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Mozambique
# 111
Côte d'Ivoire :
1.16 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 112
Benin :
1.15 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Benin
# 113
Thailand :
1.14 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Thailand
# 114
Jordan :
1.13 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Jordan
# 115
Cambodia :
1.08 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Cambodia
# 116
Sudan :
1.04 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Sudan
# 117
Syria :
0.99 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Syria
# 118
Laos :
0.93 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Laos
# 119
Sierra Leone :
0.93 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Sierra Leone
# 120
Burma :
0.86 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Burma
# 121
Yemen :
0.81 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Yemen
# 122
Haiti :
0.78 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Haiti
# 123
Mali :
0.68 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Mali
# 124
Indonesia :
0.65 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Indonesia
# 125
India :
0.6 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in India
# 126
Burkina Faso :
0.57 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Burkina Faso
# 127
Nigeria :
0.56 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Nigeria
# 128
Pakistan :
0.52 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Pakistan
# 129
Niger :
0.49 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Niger
# 130
Mauritania :
0.34 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Mauritania
# 131
Ethiopia :
0.29 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Ethiopia
# 132
Afghanistan :
0.2 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Afghanistan
# 133
Bangladesh :
0.16 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Bangladesh
# 134
Nepal :
0.14 per 1,000 people
1970
Health in Nepal
Weighted average:
4.3 per 1,000 people
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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"Hospital beds > per 1,000 people (1970) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/hea_hos_bed_per_1000_peo-beds-per-1-000-people&date=1970
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