Belgium: Nurse to hospital bed ratio

The latest value from 2018 is 1.31 nurse to bed ratio, a decline from 1.34 nurse to bed ratio in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 1.48 nurse to bed ratio, based on data from 29 countries. Historically, the average for Belgium from 2002 to 2018 is 1.2 nurse to bed ratio. The minimum value, 1.02 nurse to bed ratio, was reached in 2003 while the maximum of 1.34 nurse to bed ratio was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The ratio of the number of professional and associate professional nurses to the number of hospital beds.