Kuwait: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Kuwait's hospital beds (per 1,000 people) rose 0.33 on 2019 (from 2 to 2.33).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was −0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.33 in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.15 in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.04 a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Kuwait in the 2020 ranking

• Kazakhstan — 1st of 9: 6.54
• Albania — 2nd of 9: 2.9
• Iceland — 3rd of 9: 2.83
• Colombia — 5th of 9: 1.7
• Myanmar — 6th of 9: 1.07
• Venezuela, RB — 7th of 9: 0.99

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 26 values

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

• Afghanistan — 0.35 (2023)
• Algeria — 1.61 (2017)
• Bahrain — 1.84 (2022)
• Djibouti — 1.4 (2018)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.06 (2021)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.85 (2019)
• Iraq — 1.06 (2018)
• Israel — 3.14 (2023)
• Jordan — 1.41 (2023)
• Lebanon — 2.73 (2021)
• Libya — 3.5 (2022)

More health data for Kuwait

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 6.77% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.46% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 427,765 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 22.59% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 446,678 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 15.03% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 874,443 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.97% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.74% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Kuwait's hospital beds (per 1,000 people)?

2.33 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 65.73% from 6.8 in 1960 (1.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6.8 in 1960 and the lowest 2 in 2019.

Is the latest change in hospital beds (per 1,000 people) unusual for Kuwait?

In 2020, Kuwait's hospital beds (per 1,000 people) rose 0.33 on 2019 (from 2 to 2.33). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was −0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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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