Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) was 1.56 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Hospital beds in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2021
Source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 1.56 per 1,000 people for hospital beds in 2021.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8912 per 1,000 people, in 1975.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9298 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0.9652 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8912 per 1,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 1.03 per 1,000 people | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 1.09 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.74 per 1,000 people | +59.8% |
| 2001 | 1.69 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.73 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.66 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.67 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.61 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.59 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.51 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.46 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.46 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.45 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.46 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.45 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.56 per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in Early-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +59.8% | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9298 per 1,000 people | 0.9298 per 1,000 people | 0.9298 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.9282 per 1,000 people | 0.8912 per 1,000 people | 0.9652 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 per 1,000 people | 1.45 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2174 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Early-demographic dividend?
- Hospital beds in Early-demographic dividend was 1.56 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8912 per 1,000 people in 1975.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for hospital beds?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2021.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Hospital beds (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.