Hospital beds per 1000 people in India
India: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 1.59 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.59
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
114th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.13
in 2000
All-time low
0.459
in 1960
Years of data
30
1960–2021
Hospital beds per 1000 people in India, 1960–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, hospital beds per 1000 people in India stood at 1.59.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in India peaked at 2.13 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.459, in 1960.
India ranks 114th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.459 | — |
| 1970 | 0.6045 | +31.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5882 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7697 | +30.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7694 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7692 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7182 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.787 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 2.13 | +170.6% |
| 2001 | 2.09 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.05 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.02 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.99 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.95 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.92 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.89 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.87 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.81 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.76 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.68 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.66 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.64 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.62 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.61 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.59 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.459 | 0.459 | 0.459 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.5963 | 0.5882 | 0.6045 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7566 | 0.7182 | 0.7697 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.84 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1.62 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.59 | 1.61 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in India?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in India was 1.59 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.459 in 1960.
- How does India rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- India ranks 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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