Hospitals in United States
United States: Hospitals was 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2022. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in United States, 1980β2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
United States recorded 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants for hospitals in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in United States peaked at 30.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1980 and was at its lowest, 17.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2016.
United States ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 27.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 30.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 21.11 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 26.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 18.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 20.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 17.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 19.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 18.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 19 Portugal 22.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 20 Iceland 20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 21 Malta 19.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 23 Peru 17.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 24 Italy 17.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 25 Montenegro 17.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More health data for United States
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,069 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,015 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5025 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 2.37 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in United States?
- Hospitals in United States was 18.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 30.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2016.
- How does United States rank for hospitals?
- United States ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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 43 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.