Hospital beds per 1000 people in Cuba
Cuba: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 4.33 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.33
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
32nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
6
in 1993
All-time low
4.03
in 2014
Years of data
29
1960–2023
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Cuba, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds per 1000 people in Cuba is 4.33, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Cuba peaked at 6 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.03, in 2014.
Cuba ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.37 | — |
| 1970 | 4.63 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 5.42 | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 5.13 | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 5.29 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.1 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.94 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.93 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.87 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.86 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.85 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.63 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.56 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.56 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.04 | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 4.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.04 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.03 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.07 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.15 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.17 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.19 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.21 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.23 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.27 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.32 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.33 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 | 4.37 | 4.37 | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.52 | 5.13 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.9 | 4.56 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 | 4.03 | 4.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 | 4.23 | 4.33 | 4 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,696 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.7166 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3395 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Cuba?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Cuba was 4.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1993.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 in 2014.
- How does Cuba rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Cuba ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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