Hospital beds in Brazil
Brazil: Hospital beds was 25.18 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
25.18
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
73rd
of 152 countries
All-time high
28.12
in 2000
All-time low
22.85
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2021
Hospital beds in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 25.18 for hospital beds in 2021.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Brazil peaked at 28.12 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.85, in 2019.
Brazil ranks 73rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.12 | — |
| 2001 | 27.8 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 25.91 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 24.24 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 25.24 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 24.82 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 25.03 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 25.98 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 25.83 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.85 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.48 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 25.12 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 24.8 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.95 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 23.59 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 23.4 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.05 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.85 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 24.87 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 25.18 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.88 | 24.24 | 28.12 | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.3 | 22.85 | 25.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.02 | 24.87 | 25.18 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.1764 % 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 0.3424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1627 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6913 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Brazil?
- Hospital beds in Brazil was 25.18 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 28.12 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.85 in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for hospital beds?
- Brazil ranks 73rd out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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