Hospital beds per 1000 people in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 1.95 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.95
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
98th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.88
in 1960
All-time low
0.5105
in 1990
Years of data
12
1960–2014
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Zimbabwe, 1960–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.95 for hospital beds per 1000 people in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.88 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5105, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.88 | — |
| 1970 | 3.5 | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 3.31 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 3 | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 1.39 | -53.6% |
| 1987 | 1.94 | +39.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5105 | -73.7% |
| 2009 | 1.81 | +254.6% |
| 2010 | 1.78 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.86 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.95 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.4 | 3.31 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.11 | 1.39 | 3 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5105 | 0.5105 | 0.5105 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 874.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.414 % 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 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4476 % 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 0.2028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Zimbabwe?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Zimbabwe was 1.95 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 in 1960.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5105 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Zimbabwe ranks 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2014.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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