Hospital beds in Sweden
Sweden: Hospital beds was 18.99 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds in Sweden, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds in Sweden is 18.99, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Sweden peaked at 35.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.99, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 95th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8 | — |
| 2001 | 32.74 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 31.29 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 30.51 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 30.12 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 29.32 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 28.87 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 28.63 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 28.05 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.63 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 27.26 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 27 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 26.57 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 25.93 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.38 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.39 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.39 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 22.12 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 21.33 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 20.7 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 20.46 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 20.02 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 18.99 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3 | 27.63 | 35.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.41 | 20.7 | 27.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.82 | 18.99 | 20.46 | 3 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4697 % 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 0.3197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.437 % 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 0.6238 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Sweden?
- Hospital beds in Sweden was 18.99 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.99 in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for hospital beds?
- Sweden ranks 95th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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