Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) was 163,873 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in United Kingdom, 2000–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2019, hospital beds by type of care - historical data in United Kingdom stood at 163,873. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds by type of care - historical data in United Kingdom peaked at 240,144 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 163,873, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 7th out of 48 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 240,144 | — |
| 2001 | 238,641 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 236,205 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 235,512 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 231,399 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 224,882 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 215,513 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 207,789 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 205,976 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 203,326 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 183,831 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 181,972 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 178,841 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 176,791 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 176,324 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 169,995 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 168,934 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 167,589 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 165,844 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 163,873 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 223,939 | 203,326 | 240,144 | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,399 | 163,873 | 183,831 | 10 |
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More health data for United Kingdom
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 167,589 (2017)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.9 (2018)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.3 (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 2,817 (2018)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 196,784 (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 167,589 (2017)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 3,191 (2018)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.21 (2018)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 11.28 million (2016)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 6.18 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds by type of care - historical data in United Kingdom?
- Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in United Kingdom was 163,873 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 240,144 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,873 in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for hospital beds by type of care - historical data?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 48 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hospital beds by type of care - historical data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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