Hospital beds in El Salvador
El Salvador: Hospital beds was 12.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.07
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
116th
of 152 countries
All-time high
13.78
in 2014
All-time low
10.39
in 2015
Years of data
13
2011–2023
Hospital beds in El Salvador, 2011–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 12.07 for hospital beds in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in El Salvador peaked at 13.78 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.39, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 116th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Hospital beds in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.47 | — |
| 2012 | 10.89 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.92 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.78 | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 10.39 | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 10.82 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 10.69 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.82 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.7 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.94 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 11.74 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 12.03 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 12.07 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.05 | 10.39 | 13.78 | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.7 | 10.94 | 12.07 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in El Salvador?
- Hospital beds in El Salvador was 12.07 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.78 in 2014.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.39 in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for hospital beds?
- El Salvador ranks 116th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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