Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Iceland

Iceland: Hospital beds by type of care - historical data was 1,009 Number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,009 Number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
45th
of 46 countries
All-time high
1,283 Number
in 2007
All-time low
1,009 Number
in 2019
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Iceland, 2007–2019

05001.0k1.5k2007201320192007: 1.3k Number2008: 1.2k Number2009: 1.2k Number2010: 1.1k Number2011: 1.1k Number2012: 1.0k Number2013: 1.0k Number2014: 1.0k Number2015: 1.0k Number2016: 1.1k Number2017: 1.1k Number2018: 1.0k Number2019: 1.0k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 1,009 Number for hospital beds by type of care - historical data in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Iceland peaked at 1,283 Number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,009 Number, in 2019.

That places Iceland 45th out of 46 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in Iceland, 2007 to 2019.
Year Number Change
2007 1,283 Number
2008 1,241 Number -3.3%
2009 1,178 Number -5.1%
2010 1,140 Number -3.2%
2011 1,050 Number -7.9%
2012 1,041 Number -0.9%
2013 1,043 Number +0.2%
2014 1,035 Number -0.8%
2015 1,032 Number -0.3%
2016 1,051 Number +1.8%
2017 1,052 Number +0.1%
2018 1,014 Number -3.6%
2019 1,009 Number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,234 Number 1,178 Number 1,283 Number 3
2010s 1,047 Number 1,009 Number 1,140 Number 10

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 42 Luxembourg 2,644 Number compare
  2. 43 Montenegro 2,399 Number compare
  3. 44 Malta 2,068 Number compare
  4. 46 Liechtenstein 56 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Iceland?
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Iceland was 1,009 Number in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1,283 Number in 2007.
What is the lowest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,009 Number in 2019.
How does Iceland rank for hospital beds by type of care - historical data?
Iceland ranks 45th out of 46 countries with data for 2019.
Is hospital beds by type of care - historical data rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland 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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Indicator
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 1,609 data points, 1960–2020
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