Hospitals in Australia
Australia: Hospitals was 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in Australia, 1997β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospitals in Australia is 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Australia peaked at 67.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1997 and was at its lowest, 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2025.
Australia ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 66.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 67.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 2000s | 64.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 61.5 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 66.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 52.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 61.05 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 52.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Australia?
- Hospitals in Australia was 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1997.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for hospitals?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospitals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.