Hospital beds in Somalia
Somalia: Hospital beds was 0.87 per 1,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds in Somalia, 1960–2019
Source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.87 per 1,000 people for hospital beds in 2019.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Somalia peaked at 1.42 per 1,000 people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000 people, in 1997.
Somalia ranks 146th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.36 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 1.36 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.42 per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9063 per 1,000 people | -36.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7535 per 1,000 people | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | -46.9% |
| 2000 | 0.42 per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.42 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.42 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.42 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.42 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.87 per 1,000 people | +107.1% |
| 2013 | 0.87 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.87 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.87 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.87 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.87 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.87 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.87 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 per 1,000 people | 1.36 per 1,000 people | 1.36 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 1.36 per 1,000 people | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9063 per 1,000 people | 0.9063 per 1,000 people | 0.9063 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5767 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.7535 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.42 per 1,000 people | 0.42 per 1,000 people | 0.42 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.87 per 1,000 people | 0.87 per 1,000 people | 0.87 per 1,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 144 Samoa 0.95 per 1,000 people compare
- 145 Bangladesh 0.92 per 1,000 people compare
- 147 Tanzania 0.84 per 1,000 people compare
- 148 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 149 Dominican Republic 0.75 per 1,000 people compare
- 149 Rwanda 0.75 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 321 (2013)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,622 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,867 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Somalia?
- Hospital beds in Somalia was 0.87 per 1,000 people in 2019, according to WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 per 1,000 people in 1975.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 people in 1997.
- How does Somalia rank for hospital beds?
- Somalia ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.