Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) - Health services - Health - World Development Indicators



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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.
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) - Health services - Health - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Monaco (1995)19.57
2Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1996)18.68
3Greenland (1970)14.35
4Japan (2006)13.98
5Belarus (2007)11.2
6Channel Islands (1981)10.6
7Russia (2006)9.7
8Ukraine (2006)8.7
9North Korea (2006)8.64
10South Korea (2006)8.64
11Germany (2006)8.3
12Lithuania (2007)8.1
13Czech Republic (2007)8.1
14Azerbaijan (2007)7.9
15Austria (2007)7.8
16Malta (2007)7.8
17Kazakhstan (2007)7.7
18Barbados (2008)7.6
19Latvia (2007)7.6
20France (2006)7.2
21San Marino (1990)7.16
22Europe & Central Asia (2006)7.12
23Hungary (2007)7.1
24Finland (2007)6.8
25Slovakia (2007)6.8
26Romania (2006)6.5
27Bulgaria (2007)6.4
28Luxembourg (2004)6.3
29Bermuda (1996)6.3
30High income: OECD (2006)6.22
31New Zealand (2002)6.2
32High income (2006)6.15
33Netherlands Antilles (1996)6.15
34Mongolia (2007)6.11
35Moldova (2007)6.1
36Cuba (2008)6
37Euro area (2006)5.98
38Israel (2007)5.8
39Seychelles (2006)5.7
40Estonia (2007)5.6
41St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)5.5
42Switzerland (2005)5.5
43Tajikistan (2008)5.41
44Serbia (2007)5.4
45Iceland (2006)5.34
46Belgium (2007)5.3
47Macau (1970)5.3
48Croatia (2007)5.3
49Ireland (2006)5.3
50Poland (2006)5.2
51Kyrgyzstan (2007)5.1
52Palau (2007)5
53Nepal (2006)5
54Hong Kong (1985)4.89
55Greece (2006)4.8
56Uzbekistan (2007)4.8
57Netherlands (2007)4.8
58Upper middle income (2005)4.78
59Slovenia (2007)4.7
60Macedonia (2006)4.6
61High income: nonOECD (1990)4.35
62Armenia (2007)4.1
63Turkmenistan (2007)4.1
64Papua New Guinea (1990)4.02
65Argentina (2005)4
66Montenegro (2007)4
67Australia (2006)3.97
68Norway (2007)3.9
69Italy (2006)3.9
70United Kingdom (2004)3.9
71Dominica (2008)3.8
72Libya (2008)3.7
73Cyprus (2006)3.7
74Vanuatu (2008)3.69
75Sweden (2000)3.6
76Portugal (2006)3.5
77Denmark (2007)3.5
78Lebanon (2007)3.4
79Spain (2006)3.4
80Canada (2006)3.4
81Puerto Rico (1996)3.32
82Micronesia (2006)3.31
83Georgia (2007)3.3
84Mauritius (2008)3.3
85Namibia (2006)3.3
86Singapore (2007)3.22
87Sao Tome and Principe (2006)3.2
88Bahamas (2007)3.2
89Suriname (2007)3.1
90Sri Lanka (2004)3.1
91United States (2007)3.1
92Cayman Islands (1990)3
93Zimbabwe (2006)3
94St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2007)3
95Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005)3
96Albania (2007)2.9
97Uruguay (2007)2.9
98Turkey (2007)2.8
99St. Lucia (2007)2.8
100South Africa (2005)2.8
101Brunei Darussalam (2006)2.79
102Trinidad and Tobago (2007)2.7
103Vietnam (2006)2.66
104Andorra (2007)2.6
105Grenada (2008)2.6
106Maldives (2005)2.6
107Qatar (2006)2.5
108Brazil (2005)2.4
109Tonga (2004)2.4
110Chile (2006)2.3
111Latin America & Caribbean (1996)2.24
112China (2006)2.23
113Middle income (2003)2.23
114Thailand (2002)2.2
115Comoros (2006)2.2
116Panama (2007)2.2
117Equatorial Guinea (2005)2.2
118Saudi Arabia (2007)2.2
119East Asia & Pacific (2006)2.14
120Swaziland (2006)2.1
121Cape Verde (2008)2.1
122Marshall Islands (1999)2.1
123Egypt (2007)2.1
124Fiji (2005)2.09
125Bahrain (2007)2
126Tunisia (2008)2
127Oman (2007)2
128United Arab Emirates (2007)1.9
129Guyana (2007)1.9
130Zambia (2008)1.9
131Botswana (2008)1.8
132Jordan (2007)1.8
133Kuwait (2008)1.8
134Malaysia (2007)1.76
135Lower middle income (2003)1.73
136Low income (1990)1.71
137Algeria (2004)1.7
138Bhutan (2006)1.7
139Jamaica (2007)1.7
140Mexico (2007)1.7
141Antigua and Barbuda (2008)1.7
142Low & middle income (2002)1.69
143Liberia (1975)1.65
144Djibouti (2000)1.6
145Republic of the Congo (2005)1.6
146Rwanda (2007)1.6
147Middle East & North Africa (2006)1.59
148Kiribati (2005)1.51
149Peru (2008)1.5
150Syria (2008)1.5
151Cameroon (2006)1.5
152Solomon Islands (2005)1.4
153Iran (2006)1.4
154Kenya (2006)1.4
155Lesotho (2006)1.3
156Iraq (2008)1.3
157Haiti (2007)1.3
158Gabon (2008)1.3
159Costa Rica (2007)1.3
160Venezuela (2007)1.3
161Paraguay (2008)1.3
162Sub-Saharan Africa (1990)1.21
163Laos (2005)1.2
164Central African Republic (2006)1.2
165Belize (2008)1.2
166Eritrea (2006)1.2
167West Bank and Gaza (1996)1.2
168Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (1990)1.15
169Bolivia (2008)1.1
170Morocco (2007)1.1
171Uganda (2006)1.1
172Tanzania (2006)1.1
173Malawi (2007)1.1
174Philippines (2006)1.06
175Dominican Republic (2008)1
176Colombia (2007)1
177Samoa (2005)1
178Nicaragua (2007)0.9
179India (2003)0.9
180Ghana (2005)0.9
181Togo (2005)0.9
182Burkina Faso (2006)0.9
183South Asia (2003)0.87
184Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006)0.8
185Angola (2005)0.8
186El Salvador (2008)0.8
187Gambia (2005)0.8
188Mozambique (2007)0.8
189Least developed countries: UN classification (1990)0.72
190Sudan (2007)0.7
191Honduras (2008)0.7
192Guinea-Bissau (2007)0.7
193Burundi (2006)0.7
194Yemen (2008)0.7
195Mali (2008)0.6
196Ecuador (2008)0.6
197Guatemala (2008)0.6
198Pakistan (2008)0.6
199Burma (2006)0.6
200Indonesia (2002)0.6
201Benin (2005)0.5
202Nigeria (2004)0.5
203Ivory Coast (2006)0.4
204Chad (2005)0.4
205Somalia (1997)0.4
206Sierra Leone (2006)0.4
207Afghanistan (2008)0.4
208Mauritania (2006)0.4
209Bangladesh (2005)0.4
210Guinea (2005)0.3
211Niger (2005)0.3
212Madagascar (2005)0.3
213Senegal (2008)0.3
214Ethiopia (2008)0.2
215Cambodia (2004)0.1
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