Portugal: Hospital beds
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| Portugal |
Hospital beds |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 36,332 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Measure | hospital beds |
| Data availability | 1985 - 2020 |
| Average | 37,658 |
| Min - Max | 34,522 - 40,721 |
| Source | OECD |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2020 is 36332 hospital beds, an increase from 36092 hospital beds in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 356986 hospital beds, based on data from 36 countries. Historically, the average for Portugal from 1985 to 2020 is 37658 hospital beds. The minimum value, 34522 hospital beds, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 40721 hospital beds was recorded in 1989.
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| Recent values | Portugal: Hospital beds |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 36,332 |
| 2019 | 36,092 |
| 2018 | 35,409 |
| 2017 | 34,953 |
| 2016 | 35,037 |
| 2015 | 34,890 |
| 2014 | 34,522 |
| 2013 | 35,478 |
Definition: The total number of hospital beds in the country.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds | 36,332 | 2020 | hospital beds |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.53 | 2020 | hospital beds |
| Nurse to hospital bed ratio | 1.26 | 2019 | nurse to bed ratio |
| Pharmacists per 1,000 people | 0.95 | 2020 | pharmacists per 1,000 people |
| Physiotherapists per 1,000 people | 0.14 | 2018 | physiotherapists per 1,000 people |
| Computed tomography scanners | 27.56 | 2008 | scanners per million people |
| Magnetic resonance imaging units | 9.28 | 2008 | MRI units per million people |
| Mammographs | 35.66 | 2007 | mammographs per million people |