Hospital beds in Sudan
Sudan: Hospital beds was 0.66 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds in Sudan, 1960–2021
Source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds in Sudan is 0.66 per 1,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Sudan peaked at 1.09 per 1,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.66 per 1,000 people, in 2018.
That places Sudan 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.01 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 1.04 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9932 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8907 per 1,000 people | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8702 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.09 per 1,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.81 per 1,000 people | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 0.74 per 1,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.73 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.73 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.71 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.72 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.73 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.73 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.73 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.73 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.72 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.84 per 1,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.82 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.82 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.67 per 1,000 people | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 0.67 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.74 per 1,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.66 per 1,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.66 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.66 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.66 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 0.9932 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8804 per 1,000 people | 0.8702 per 1,000 people | 0.8907 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 | 0.736 per 1,000 people | 0.71 per 1,000 people | 0.81 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.74 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 0.84 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Sudan?
- Hospital beds in Sudan was 0.66 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for hospital beds?
- Sudan ranks 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.