Hospital beds per 1000 people in Libya
Libya: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 3.5 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.5
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
51st
of 179 countries
All-time high
4.83
in 1981
All-time low
2.76
in 1960
Years of data
28
1960β2022
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Libya, 1960β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 3.5 for hospital beds per 1000 people in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Libya peaked at 4.83 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.76, in 1960.
That places Libya 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.83 | 4.83 | 4.83 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.24 | 4.17 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.79 | 3.4 | 4.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.55 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 48 Azerbaijan 3.68 compare
- 49 Turkmenistan 3.6 compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 3.58 compare
- 52 Portugal 3.48 compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 3.42 compare
- 54 Argentina 3.36 compare
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,084 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5084 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 58,760 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Libya?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Libya was 3.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 in 1981.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Libya ranks 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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