Hospital beds in Bhutan
Bhutan: Hospital beds was 21.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.62
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
89th
of 152 countries
All-time high
22.05
in 2021
All-time low
16.29
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Hospital beds in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 21.62 for hospital beds in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Bhutan peaked at 22.05 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.29, in 2005.
Bhutan ranks 89th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.14 | — |
| 2001 | 16.75 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 16.38 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.14 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 17.11 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.29 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 16.89 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 17.08 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 16.99 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.09 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.9 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 18 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 17.8 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.61 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.42 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.24 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 17.07 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.93 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 17.24 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 20.92 | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 21.3 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 22.05 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 21.9 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 21.62 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.89 | 16.29 | 17.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.71 | 16.9 | 20.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.72 | 21.3 | 22.05 | 4 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.7301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Bhutan?
- Hospital beds in Bhutan was 21.62 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.05 in 2021.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.29 in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for hospital beds?
- Bhutan ranks 89th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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