Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) by country

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.

Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.

Ranking

Regions and income groups

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Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, SH.MED.BEDS.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.