USA: Hospital beds

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 USA

Hospital beds

 Latest value 919,559
 Year 2019
 Measure hospital beds
 Data availability 1960 - 2019
 Average 1,176,142
 Min - Max 894,574 - 1,704,000
 Source OECD
The latest value from 2019 is 919559 hospital beds, a decline from 924107 hospital beds in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 376835 hospital beds, based on data from 39 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1960 to 2019 is 1176142 hospital beds. The minimum value, 894574 hospital beds, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 1704000 hospital beds was recorded in 1965. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
USA - Hospital beds - Recent values chart

Historical series
USA - Hospital beds - historical chart - 1960-2019




Definition: The total number of hospital beds in the country.

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