Hospital beds in Japan
Japan: Hospital beds was 125.87 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
125.87
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 152 countries
All-time high
146.74
in 2000
All-time low
125.87
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Hospital beds in Japan, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, hospital beds in Japan stood at 125.87. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Japan peaked at 146.74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 125.87, in 2022.
Japan ranks 3rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 146.74 | — |
| 2001 | 145.87 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 144.27 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 142.56 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 141.81 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 140.6 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 139.57 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 138.6 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 137.02 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 135.99 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 134.98 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 133.68 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 133.19 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 132.72 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 131.83 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 131.49 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 130.9 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 130.11 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 129.33 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 127.86 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 126.17 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 126.01 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 125.87 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.3 | 135.99 | 146.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.61 | 127.86 | 134.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.02 | 125.87 | 126.17 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Monaco 219.89 compare
- 2 Republic of Korea 128.06 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 106.71 compare
- 5 Belarus 97.65 compare
- 6 Mongolia 85.79 compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5478 % 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 0.298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.5173 % 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 0.5877 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Japan?
- Hospital beds in Japan was 125.87 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 146.74 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.87 in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for hospital beds?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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