Hospital beds in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital beds was 54.22 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
54.22
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 152 countries
All-time high
67.21
in 2000
All-time low
54.22
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Hospital beds in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, hospital beds in Belgium stood at 54.22. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Belgium peaked at 67.21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.22, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 25th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.21 | — |
| 2001 | 66.2 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 65.39 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 65.28 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.83 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 64.35 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.52 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 62.67 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 62.49 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 61.43 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.94 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 60.5 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 59.85 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 59.27 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.51 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.32 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.63 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.63 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 56.22 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.66 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 55.33 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 55 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.61 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 54.22 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.34 | 61.43 | 67.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.35 | 55.66 | 60.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.79 | 54.22 | 55.33 | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.5259 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6334 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Belgium?
- Hospital beds in Belgium was 54.22 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 67.21 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.22 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for hospital beds?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hospital beds (per 10 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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