Hospital beds per 1000 people in Greece
Greece: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 4.27 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.27
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
33rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
6.2
in 1970
All-time low
4.15
in 2019
Years of data
41
1960–2022
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Greece, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, hospital beds per 1000 people in Greece stood at 4.27.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Greece peaked at 6.2 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.15, in 2019.
Greece ranks 33rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8 | — |
| 1970 | 6.2 | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 6.2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.5 | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.78 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.82 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.75 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.74 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.74 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.78 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.87 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.88 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.84 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.92 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.48 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 4.47 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.44 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.24 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.25 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.21 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.2 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.15 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.23 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.27 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1970s | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.42 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.92 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.81 | 4.74 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.29 | 4.15 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 | 4.2 | 4.27 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Greece?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Greece was 4.27 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 1970.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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