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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 841.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2037 units per person (2025)
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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