Hospital beds per 1000 people in Nepal
Nepal: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 0.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.54
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
160th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.54
in 2023
All-time low
0.1158
in 1960
Years of data
40
1960–2023
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Nepal, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, hospital beds per 1000 people in Nepal stood at 0.54. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 107.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Nepal peaked at 0.54 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1158, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 160th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1158 | — |
| 1970 | 0.1353 | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1377 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1756 | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1802 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.227 | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2398 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2443 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2436 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2372 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2426 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2387 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2323 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.17 | -26.8% |
| 1996 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2 | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.26 | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.28 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.29 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.39 | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.53 | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 0.54 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1158 | 0.1158 | 0.1158 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.1365 | 0.1353 | 0.1377 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2134 | 0.1756 | 0.2443 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2105 | 0.16 | 0.2436 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2356 | 0.2 | 0.26 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.435 | 0.28 | 0.54 | 4 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Nepal?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Nepal was 0.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1158 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Nepal ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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