Canada: Nurse to hospital bed ratio

The latest value from 2019 is 2.52 nurse to bed ratio, an increase from 2.48 nurse to bed ratio in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 1.41 nurse to bed ratio, based on data from 26 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1980 to 2019 is 1.5 nurse to bed ratio. The minimum value, 0.77 nurse to bed ratio, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 2.52 nurse to bed ratio was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings or world map 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.