Hospital beds per 1000 people in Sudan

Sudan: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 0.66 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.09
in 1990
All-time low
0.66
in 2018
Years of data
28
1960–2021

Hospital beds per 1000 people in Sudan, 1960–2021

00.250.50.7511960199020211960: 11970: 11975: 0.9931980: 0.8911981: 0.871990: 1.12000: 0.812001: 0.742002: 0.732003: 0.732004: 0.712005: 0.722006: 0.732007: 0.732008: 0.732009: 0.732010: 0.722011: 0.842012: 0.822013: 0.822014: 0.82015: 0.672016: 0.672017: 0.742018: 0.662019: 0.662020: 0.662021: 0.66

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, hospital beds per 1000 people in Sudan stood at 0.66. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Sudan peaked at 1.09 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.66, in 2018.

Sudan ranks 157th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Hospital beds per 1000 people in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Hospital beds per 1000 people in Sudan, 1960 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1960 1.01
1970 1.04 +3.6%
1975 0.9932 -4.7%
1980 0.8907 -10.3%
1981 0.8702 -2.3%
1990 1.09 +25.0%
2000 0.81 -25.6%
2001 0.74 -8.6%
2002 0.73 -1.4%
2003 0.73 +0.0%
2004 0.71 -2.7%
2005 0.72 +1.4%
2006 0.73 +1.4%
2007 0.73 +0.0%
2008 0.73 +0.0%
2009 0.73 +0.0%
2010 0.72 -1.4%
2011 0.84 +16.7%
2012 0.82 -2.4%
2013 0.82 +0.0%
2014 0.8 -2.4%
2015 0.67 -16.2%
2016 0.67 +0.0%
2017 0.74 +10.4%
2018 0.66 -10.8%
2019 0.66 +0.0%
2020 0.66 +0.0%
2021 0.66 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.01 1.01 1.01 1
1970s 1.02 0.9932 1.04 2
1980s 0.8804 0.8702 0.8907 2
1990s 1.09 1.09 1.09 1
2000s 0.736 0.71 0.81 10
2010s 0.74 0.66 0.84 10
2020s 0.66 0.66 0.66 2

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 154 Senegal 0.71 compare
  2. 155 Burundi 0.69 compare
  3. 155 Ghana 0.69 compare
  4. 158 Pakistan 0.63 compare
  5. 159 Papua New Guinea 0.62 compare
  6. 160 Nepal 0.54 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Sudan?
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Sudan was 0.66 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 1990.
What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.66 in 2018.
How does Sudan rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
Sudan ranks 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan 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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Indicator
Hospital beds per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,661 data points, 1960–2023
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