Hospital beds in Portugal
Portugal: Hospital beds was 34.76 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
34.76
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
52nd
of 152 countries
All-time high
37.11
in 2000
All-time low
33.17
in 2014
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Hospital beds in Portugal, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, hospital beds in Portugal stood at 34.76.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Portugal peaked at 37.11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.17, in 2014.
That places Portugal 52nd out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.11 | — |
| 2001 | 36.52 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 35.69 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 35.83 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 35.9 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 35.58 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.78 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 34.34 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 33.89 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 33.69 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.72 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.07 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 33.92 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.17 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.64 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.86 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.83 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.29 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.89 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 34.73 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 34.93 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.76 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.33 | 33.69 | 37.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.91 | 33.17 | 34.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.81 | 34.73 | 34.93 | 3 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Portugal?
- Hospital beds in Portugal was 34.76 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.17 in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for hospital beds?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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