Hospital beds per 1000 people in Bolivia
Bolivia: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 1.49 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.49
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
117th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.32
in 1970
All-time low
1.04
in 2011
Years of data
26
1960–2023
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Bolivia, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 1.49 for hospital beds per 1000 people in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Bolivia peaked at 2.32 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2011.
Bolivia ranks 117th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.85 | — |
| 1970 | 2.32 | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 2.06 | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 1.32 | -36.0% |
| 1991 | 1.41 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.4 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.67 | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.12 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.18 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.23 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.37 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.39 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.49 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1 |
| 1970s | 2.19 | 2.06 | 2.32 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.67 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.37 | 1.49 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,250 (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1447 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1744 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Bolivia?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Bolivia was 1.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 in 1970.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2011.
- How does Bolivia rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Bolivia ranks 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hospital beds per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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