Antigua and Barbuda: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Key figures

Since 1960 it is down 55.62% from 7.71 in 1960 (1.28% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 49 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.06 a year. A straight line explains 41% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Antigua and Barbuda had the 29th highest value of the 71 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Antigua and Barbuda in the 2023 ranking

• Kyrgyz Republic — 26th of 71: 3.73
• Azerbaijan — 27th of 71: 3.68
• Brunei Darussalam — 28th of 71: 3.58
• Norway — 30th of 71: 3.3
• Guyana — 31st of 71: 3.24
• Israel — 32nd of 71: 3.14

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Depending on the source and means of monitoring, data may not be exactly comparable across countries. For more information, see the original source.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 3.36 (2022)
• Bahamas, The — 2.17 (2023)
• Barbados — 6.4 (2023)
• Belize — 1 (2023)
• Bolivia — 1.49 (2023)
• Brazil — 2.52 (2021)
• Chile — 1.94 (2023)
• Colombia — 1.7 (2020)
• Costa Rica — 1.14 (2022)
• Cuba — 4.33 (2023)
• Dominica — 3.97 (2023)

More health data for Antigua and Barbuda

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.49% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.22% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 8,107 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 16.42% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 8,350 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.62% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 16,458 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.47% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Antigua and Barbuda's hospital beds (per 1,000 people)?

3.42 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 55.62% from 7.71 in 1960 (1.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 7.71 in 1960 and the lowest 2.14 in 2011.

How does Antigua and Barbuda rank?

29th highest of 71 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.MED.BEDS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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