South Korea: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
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| South Korea |
Hospital beds per 1,000 people |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 12.65 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Measure | hospital beds |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2020 |
| Average | 6.99 |
| Min - Max | 2.33 - 12.65 |
| Source | OECD |
The latest value from 2020 is 12.65 hospital beds, an increase from 12.43 hospital beds in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4.44 hospital beds, based on data from 36 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1990 to 2020 is 6.99 hospital beds. The minimum value, 2.33 hospital beds, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 12.65 hospital beds was recorded in 2020.
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Definition: The number of hospital beds per 1,000 residents of the country.
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| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 12.65 | 2020 | hospital beds |
| Nurse to hospital bed ratio | 0.42 | 2019 | nurse to bed ratio |
| Doctors per 1,000 people | 2.51 | 2020 | doctors per 1,000 people |
| Nurses per 1,000 people | 8.37 | 2020 | nurses per 1,000 people |
| Midwives per 1,000 people | 0.02 | 2015 | midwives per 1,000 people |
| Midwives per 1,000 live births | 2.30 | 2015 | midwives per 1,000 live births |
| Dentists per 1,000 people | 0.52 | 2020 | dentists per 1,000 people |
| Pharmacists per 1,000 people | 0.77 | 2020 | pharmacists per 1,000 people |
| Physiotherapists per 1,000 people | 0.84 | 2020 | physiotherapists per 1,000 people |
| Computed tomography scanners | 40.59 | 2020 | scanners per million people |
| Magnetic resonance imaging units | 34.24 | 2020 | MRI units per million people |
| Mammographs | 65.09 | 2020 | mammographs per million people |