Finland: Nurse to hospital bed ratio

The latest value from 2014 is 1.6 nurse to bed ratio, an increase from 1.47 nurse to bed ratio in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 1.33 nurse to bed ratio, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for Finland from 2000 to 2014 is 1.1 nurse to bed ratio. The minimum value, 0.67 nurse to bed ratio, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 1.6 nurse to bed ratio was recorded in 2014. 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.