Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital beds by type of care - historical data was 63,847 Number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
63,847 Number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 46 countries
All-time high
75,999 Number
in 1988
All-time low
63,847 Number
in 2020
Years of data
33
1988–2020
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Belgium, 1988–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Belgium is 63,847 Number, 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 Number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 63,847 Number, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 13th of 46 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 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 75,999 Number | — |
| 1989 | 75,894 Number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 75,836 Number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 75,054 Number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 74,652 Number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 74,241 Number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 72,156 Number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 71,509 Number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 70,814 Number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 70,419 Number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 69,758 Number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 69,471 Number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 68,903 Number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 68,104 Number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 67,570 Number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 67,739 Number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67,566 Number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 67,430 Number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67,009 Number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 66,588 Number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 66,925 Number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66,422 Number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 66,645 Number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66,785 Number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 66,477 Number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 66,148 Number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 65,590 Number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65,753 Number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65,314 Number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 64,423 Number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 64,248 Number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 63,962 Number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 63,847 Number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75,946 Number | 75,894 Number | 75,999 Number | 2 |
| 1990s | 72,391 Number | 69,471 Number | 75,836 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,426 Number | 66,422 Number | 68,903 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,534 Number | 63,962 Number | 66,785 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,847 Number | 63,847 Number | 63,847 Number | 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 Number 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 Number in 1988.
- What is the lowest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,847 Number in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for hospital beds by type of care - historical data?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 46 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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