Hospital beds by function and type of care in Slovakia
Slovakia: Hospital beds by function and type of care was 30,237 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds by function and type of care in Slovakia, 1996–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds by function and type of care in Slovakia is 30,237 Number, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds by function and type of care in Slovakia peaked at 44,700 Number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 30,237 Number, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Hospital beds by function and type of care in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 44,700 Number | — |
| 1997 | 43,847 Number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 43,348 Number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 42,915 Number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 42,333 Number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 41,249 Number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 40,714 Number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 38,938 Number | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 37,129 Number | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 36,471 Number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 36,185 Number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 36,449 Number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 35,452 Number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 35,248 Number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 34,850 Number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 32,663 Number | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 31,963 Number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 31,416 Number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 31,348 Number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 31,172 Number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31,412 Number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31,659 Number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 31,026 Number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 31,422 Number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 31,016 Number | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 30,911 Number | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 30,914 Number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30,718 Number | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 30,237 Number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,702 Number | 42,915 Number | 44,700 Number | 4 |
| 2000s | 38,017 Number | 35,248 Number | 42,333 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,893 Number | 31,026 Number | 34,850 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,759 Number | 30,237 Number | 31,016 Number | 5 |
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More health data for Slovakia
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 30,237 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 5.9 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 78.4 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 274 Number (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 20,026 Number (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 31,016 Number (2020)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 181 Number (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 2.28 Rate (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 13,151 Number (2020)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 20,168 Number (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds by function and type of care in Slovakia?
- Hospital beds by function and type of care in Slovakia was 30,237 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital beds by function and type of care recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 44,700 Number in 1996.
- What is the lowest hospital beds by function and type of care recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,237 Number in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for hospital beds by function and type of care?
- Slovakia ranks 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital beds by function and type of care rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital beds by function and type of care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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