Hospital beds per 1,000 people - Country rankings
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Hospital beds per 1,000 people, 2020:
The average for 2020 based on 36 countries was 4.44 hospital beds. The highest value was in South Korea: 12.65 hospital beds and the lowest value was in Mexico: 0.99 hospital beds. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: hospital beds; Source: OECD
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| Countries | Hospital beds per 1,000 people, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 12.65 | 1 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Japan | 12.63 | 2 | 1993 - 2020 |
| Germany | 7.82 | 3 | 1991 - 2020 |
| Austria | 7.05 | 4 | 1985 - 2020 |
| Hungary | 6.76 | 5 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 6.5 | 6 | 1980 - 2020 |
| Poland | 6.19 | 7 | 2003 - 2020 |
| Lithuania | 6.01 | 8 | 1960 - 2020 |
| France | 5.73 | 9 | 1997 - 2020 |
| Slovakia | 5.68 | 10 | 1996 - 2020 |
| Belgium | 5.53 | 11 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 5.29 | 12 | 1970 - 2020 |
| China | 4.95 | 13 | 1978 - 2020 |
| Switzerland | 4.48 | 14 | 1998 - 2020 |
| Estonia | 4.46 | 15 | 1965 - 2020 |
| Slovenia | 4.28 | 16 | 1980 - 2020 |
| Luxembourg | 4.19 | 17 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 3.53 | 18 | 1985 - 2020 |
| Norway | 3.4 | 19 | 1980 - 2020 |
| Italy | 3.19 | 20 | 1960 - 2020 |
| Turkey | 3.01 | 21 | 1994 - 2020 |
| Spain | 2.95 | 22 | 1970 - 2020 |
| Israel | 2.92 | 23 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 2.91 | 24 | 1965 - 2020 |
| Ireland | 2.89 | 25 | 1980 - 2020 |
| Iceland | 2.84 | 26 | 2007 - 2020 |
| Finland | 2.83 | 27 | 1993 - 2020 |
| Denmark | 2.59 | 28 | 1997 - 2021 |
| Canada | 2.55 | 29 | 1976 - 2020 |
| New Zealand | 2.49 | 30 | 2009 - 2021 |
| Brazil | 2.45 | 31 | 1993 - 2021 |
| UK | 2.43 | 32 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 2.05 | 33 | 1960 - 2020 |
| Chile | 2.01 | 34 | 1999 - 2021 |
| Colombia | 1.69 | 35 | 2010 - 2020 |
| Mexico | 0.99 | 36 | 1990 - 2020 |
Definition: The number of hospital beds per 1,000 residents of the country.
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