Hospitals in Sweden
Sweden: Hospitals was 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2003. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in Sweden, 1980β2003
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospitals in Sweden is 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2003.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Sweden peaked at 14.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1987 and was at its lowest, 8.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2001.
That places Sweden 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 11.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9.71 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.17 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10.03 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 30 Spain 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 31 Luxembourg 14.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
- 32 Belgium 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 34 Israel 8.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 35 Costa Rica 7.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.2825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5038 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 66,073 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Sweden?
- Hospitals in Sweden was 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2003, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.53 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1987.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for hospitals?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2003.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 24 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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.