Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in Norway
Norway: Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) was 18,555 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Norway, 1980–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2019, hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Norway stood at 18,555.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Norway peaked at 29,716 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 17,052, in 2000.
Norway ranks 28th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29,716 | — |
| 1985 | 24,776 | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 24,446 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 24,065 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 22,743 | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 20,953 | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 19,802 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 18,518 | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 18,033 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 17,753 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 17,709 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 17,508 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 17,390 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 17,383 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 17,351 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 17,344 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 17,052 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 17,227 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 22,662 | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 22,774 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 24,086 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 23,861 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 23,427 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 22,906 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 22,101 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 21,840 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 21,044 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 20,778 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 19,937 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 19,600 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 19,751 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 19,519 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 19,277 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 18,996 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 18,737 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18,555 | -1.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 18,555 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,422, 59% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 18,555 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33,743, 55% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +31.5% | 17,227 | 22,662 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,450 | 20,953 | 29,716 | 6 |
| 1990s | 17,879 | 17,344 | 19,802 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,794 | 17,052 | 24,086 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,619 | 18,555 | 21,044 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Norway?
- Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Norway was 18,555 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 29,716 in 1980.
- What is the lowest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,052 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for hospital beds by type of care - historical data?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 48 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hospital beds by type of care - historical data rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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