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Country Comparison :: Hospital bed density
This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases, beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the amount of people hospitalized by disease.
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Rank
 country (beds/1,000 population) Date of Information
1 Japan
13.75
2008
2 Korea, North
13.20
2002
3 Korea, South
12.28
2008
4 Belarus
11.23
2007
5 Russia
9.66
2006
6 Ukraine
8.73
2006
7 Germany
8.17
2008
8 Azerbaijan
7.93
2007
9 Austria
7.71
2008
10 Barbados
7.60
2008
11 Kazakhstan
7.60
2009
12 Czech Republic
7.18
2008
13 France
7.11
2008
14 Hungary
7.04
2008
15 Lithuania
6.84
2008
16 Poland
6.62
2008
17 Belgium
6.60
2009
18 Slovakia
6.56
2008
19 Romania
6.54
2006
20 Finland
6.52
2008
21 Bulgaria
6.49
2008
22 Latvia
6.42
2009
23 New Zealand
6.18
2002
24 Moldova
6.12
2007
25 Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.00
2009
26 Cuba
5.90
2009
27 Mongolia
5.89
2009
28 Israel
5.83
2007
29 Iceland
5.79
2007
30 Estonia
5.71
2008
31 Luxembourg
5.57
2008
32 Tuvalu
5.56
2001
33 Croatia
5.49
2007
34 Tajikistan
5.41
2008
35 Serbia
5.40
2007
36 Switzerland
5.31
2008
37 Ireland
5.17
2007
38 Kyrgyzstan
5.06
2007
39 Nepal
5.00
2006
40 Palau
4.90
2009
41 Malta
4.88
2009
42 Uzbekistan
4.83
2007
43 Greece
4.77
2008
44 Slovenia
4.70
2008
45 Macedonia
4.63
2006
46 Netherlands
4.25
2008
47 Armenia
4.07
2007
48 China
4.06
2009
49 Turkmenistan
4.06
2007
50 Argentina
4.00
2005
51 Montenegro
3.98
2007
52 Seychelles
3.94
2009
53 Australia
3.82
2009
54 Dominica
3.80
2009
55 Cyprus
3.72
2006
56 Libya
3.70
2009
57 Italy
3.70
2008
58 Denmark
3.57
2008
59 Norway
3.52
2008
60 Lebanon
3.50
2009
61 Canada
3.40
2008
62 United Kingdom
3.38
2008
63 Portugal
3.37
2008
64 Mauritius
3.33
2008
65 Georgia
3.32
2007
66 Spain
3.22
2008
67 Micronesia, Federated States of
3.22
2009
68 Sao Tome and Principe
3.20
2006
69 Singapore
3.14
2008
70 Suriname
3.10
2007
71 Sri Lanka
3.10
2004
72 Bahamas, The
3.10
2008
73 United States
3.10
2008
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.04
2005
75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3.00
2007
76 Zimbabwe
3.00
2006
77 World
2.94
2005
78 Albania
2.92
2007
79 Uruguay
2.90
2007
80 Vietnam
2.87
2008
81 South Africa
2.84
2005
82 Brunei
2.71
2008
83 Marshall Islands
2.70
2009
84 Namibia
2.67
2009
85 Andorra
2.62
2007
86 Maldives
2.60
2005
87 Trinidad and Tobago
2.50
2008
88 Tonga
2.44
2008
89 Turkey
2.41
2008
90 Grenada
2.40
2009
91 Brazil
2.40
2009
92 Antigua and Barbuda
2.20
2009
93 Comoros
2.20
2006
94 Panama
2.20
2009
95 Saudi Arabia
2.20
2008
96 Thailand
2.20
2002
97 Chile
2.10
2009
98 Swaziland
2.10
2006
99 Tunisia
2.10
2009
100 Fiji
2.08
2008
101 Cape Verde
2.07
2009
102 Equatorial Guinea
1.92
2009
103 Oman
1.90
2008
104 United Arab Emirates
1.90
2008
105 Bahrain
1.90
2008
106 Zambia
1.90
2008
107 Guyana
1.90
2007
108 Malaysia
1.82
2009
109 Botswana
1.81
2008
110 Jordan
1.80
2009
111 Kiribati
1.80
2008
112 Bhutan
1.70
2006
113 Algeria
1.70
2004
114 Jamaica
1.70
2009
115 Egypt
1.70
2009
116 Vanuatu
1.69
2008
117 Rwanda
1.60
2007
118 Mexico
1.60
2008
119 Congo, Republic of the
1.60
2005
120 Cameroon
1.50
2006
121 Syria
1.50
2009
122 Peru
1.50
2009
123 Ecuador
1.50
2008
124 Saint Lucia
1.40
2009
125 Kenya
1.40
2006
126 Solomon Islands
1.40
2005
127 Qatar
1.40
2008
128 Iran
1.38
2006
129 Lesotho
1.33
2006
130 Iraq
1.30
2009
131 Haiti
1.30
2007
132 Venezuela
1.30
2007
133 Paraguay
1.30
2009
134 Gabon
1.25
2008
135 Costa Rica
1.20
2008
136 Central African Republic
1.20
2006
137 Laos
1.20
2005
138 Eritrea
1.15
2006
139 Gambia, The
1.13
2009
140 Tanzania
1.10
2006
141 Bolivia
1.10
2009
142 Morocco
1.10
2009
143 Malawi
1.10
2007
144 Belize
1.10
2009
145 El Salvador
1.10
2009
146 Colombia
1.00
2007
147 Dominican Republic
1.00
2009
148 Samoa
0.97
2005
149 Guinea-Bissau
0.96
2009
150 Ghana
0.93
2009
151 Burkina Faso
0.90
2006
152 Nicaragua
0.90
2008
153 India
0.90
2005
154 Togo
0.85
2005
155 Angola
0.80
2005
156 Mozambique
0.80
2006
157 Honduras
0.80
2009
158 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.80
2006
159 Burundi
0.73
2006
160 Liberia
0.70
2009
161 Yemen
0.70
2009
162 Sudan
0.70
2008
163 Guatemala
0.60
2009
164 Indonesia
0.60
2002
165 Burma
0.60
2006
166 Pakistan
0.60
2009
167 Mali
0.57
2008
168 Nigeria
0.53
2004
169 Philippines
0.50
2006
170 Benin
0.50
2005
171 Chad
0.43
2005
172 Bangladesh
0.40
2005
173 Sierra Leone
0.40
2006
174 Cote d'Ivoire
0.40
2006
175 Mauritania
0.40
2006
176 Afghanistan
0.40
2009
177 Uganda
0.39
2009
178 Senegal
0.34
2008
179 Niger
0.31
2005
180 Guinea
0.31
2005
181 Madagascar
0.30
2005
182 Ethiopia
0.18
2008
183 Cambodia
0.10
2004
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