Somalia, Fed. Rep.: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Key figures

Over five years it is unchanged at from 0.87 in 2014. Since 1960 it is down 35.81% from 1.36 in 1960 (0.75% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 41 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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 Somalia, Fed. Rep. in the 2019 ranking

• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1st of 4: 2.35
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 2nd of 4: 1.85
• Senegal — 4th of 4: 0.71

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 19 values

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

• Benin — 0.43 (2021)
• Botswana — 2.36 (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 2.21 (2022)
• Eritrea — 1.02 (2023)
• Gambia, The — 1.11 (2023)
• Ghana — 0.69 (2015)
• Mali — 0.25 (2018)
• Mauritius — 3.8 (2023)
• Mozambique — 0.74 (2021)
• Niger — 0.28 (2020)
• Rwanda — 0.75 (2023)
• Senegal

More health data for Somalia, Fed. Rep.

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 17.97% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 18.49% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 4.51 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 45.96% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 4.64 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 47.14% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 9.15 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 46.55% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s hospital beds (per 1,000 people)?

0.87 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 35.81% from 1.36 in 1960 (0.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.42 in 1975 and the lowest 0.4 in 1997.

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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