Australia: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
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| Australia |
Hospital beds per 1,000 people |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 3.84 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Measure | hospital beds |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2016 |
| Average | 6.18 |
| Min - Max | 3.74 - 9.65 |
| Source | OECD |
The latest value from 2016 is 3.84 hospital beds, an increase from 3.82 hospital beds in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 4.53 hospital beds, based on data from 41 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1960 to 2016 is 6.18 hospital beds. The minimum value, 3.74 hospital beds, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 9.65 hospital beds was recorded in 1960.
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Definition: The number of hospital beds per 1,000 residents of the country.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds | 92,826 | 2016 | hospital beds |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.84 | 2016 | hospital beds |
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| Nurses per 1,000 people | 12.26 | 2020 | nurses per 1,000 people |
| Midwives per 1,000 people | 0.80 | 2020 | midwives per 1,000 people |
| Midwives per 1,000 live births | 69.43 | 2019 | midwives per 1,000 live births |
| Dentists per 1,000 people | 0.61 | 2020 | dentists per 1,000 people |
| Pharmacists per 1,000 people | 0.91 | 2020 | pharmacists per 1,000 people |
| Physiotherapists per 1,000 people | 1.09 | 2020 | physiotherapists per 1,000 people |
| Computed tomography scanners | 69.43 | 2021 | scanners per million people |
| Magnetic resonance imaging units | 14.96 | 2021 | MRI units per million people |
| Mammographs | 20.59 | 2021 | mammographs per million people |