Hospitals in Spain
Spain: Hospitals was 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in Spain, 1980β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospitals in Spain is 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Spain peaked at 28.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2024.
That places Spain 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.72 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 21.38 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 28.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
| 1990s | 20 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 19.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 21.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 16.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 19.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 16.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 16.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.86 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 16.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 27 Chile 16.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 28 Hungary 16.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 29 Ireland 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 31 Luxembourg 14.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 32 Belgium 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 33 Sweden 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,290 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4909 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Spain?
- Hospitals in Spain was 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 28.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for hospitals?
- Spain ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.