Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in Yemen
Yemen: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) was 0.46 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds in Yemen, 1960–2023
Source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.46 per 1,000 people for hospital beds in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Yemen peaked at 0.8655 per 1,000 people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.41 per 1,000 people, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 164th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4545 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0.8097 per 1,000 people | +78.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8655 per 1,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8362 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.69 per 1,000 people | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6 per 1,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.61 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.59 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.61 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.59 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.57 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.55 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.54 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.41 per 1,000 people | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 0.48 per 1,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.46 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.46 per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.69 per 1,000 people, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.46 per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.43 per 1,000 people, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +78.1% | 0.4545 per 1,000 people | 0.8097 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4545 per 1,000 people | 0.4545 per 1,000 people | 0.4545 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.8376 per 1,000 people | 0.8097 per 1,000 people | 0.8655 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7087 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 0.8362 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6025 per 1,000 people | 0.59 per 1,000 people | 0.61 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.57 per 1,000 people | 0.54 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.45 per 1,000 people | 0.41 per 1,000 people | 0.48 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 161 Honduras 0.53 per 1,000 people compare
- 162 Nigeria 0.5 per 1,000 people compare
- 162 Uganda 0.5 per 1,000 people compare
- 165 Guatemala 0.45 per 1,000 people compare
- 166 Benin 0.43 per 1,000 people compare
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4 per 1,000 people compare
- 167 Mauritania 0.4 per 1,000 people compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 0.4 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Yemen?
- Hospital beds in Yemen was 0.46 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8655 per 1,000 people in 1975.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for hospital beds?
- Yemen ranks 164th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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 — 18 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.