Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) was 63,847 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
63,847
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 48 countries
All-time high
75,999
in 1988
All-time low
63,847
in 2020
Years of data
33
1988–2020
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Belgium, 1988–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Belgium is 63,847, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Belgium peaked at 75,999 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 63,847, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 13th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 75,999 | — |
| 1989 | 75,894 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 75,836 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 75,054 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 74,652 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 74,241 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 72,156 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 71,509 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 70,814 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 70,419 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 69,758 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 69,471 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 68,903 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 68,104 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 67,570 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 67,739 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67,566 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 67,430 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67,009 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 66,588 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 66,925 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66,422 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 66,645 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66,785 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 66,477 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 66,148 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 65,590 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65,753 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65,314 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 64,423 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 64,248 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 63,962 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 63,847 | -0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 63,847 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,422, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 63,847 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,743, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75,946 | 75,894 | 75,999 | 2 |
| 1990s | 72,391 | 69,471 | 75,836 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,426 | 66,422 | 68,903 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,534 | 63,962 | 66,785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,847 | 63,847 | 63,847 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Belgium?
- Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Belgium was 63,847 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 75,999 in 1988.
- What is the lowest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,847 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for hospital beds by type of care - historical data?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
- Is hospital beds by type of care - historical data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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