In 2023, there were, on average, 2.32 hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States. Hospital bed density varied widely between the states, with District of Columbia having 4.87 beds per thousand population, while there were just 1.57 hospital beds per thousand population available in Washington.

The average for 2020 based on 36 countries was 4.44 hospital beds. The highest value was in South Korea: 12.65 hospital beds and the lowest value was in Mexico: 0.99 hospital beds. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Hospital bed density varies significantly across countries, with South Korea and Japan leading the pack at over ** beds per 1,000 population in 2022. This stark contrast becomes apparent when compared to countries like the United States, which reported just **** beds per 1,000 people. These figures highlight the disparities in healthcare infrastructure and capacity among nations, potentially impacting their ability to respond to health crises and provide adequate care. Global trends in hospital bed density While some countries maintain high bed densities, others have experienced declines over time. Canada, for instance, saw its hospital bed rate decrease from **** per 1,000 inhabitants in 1980 to **** in 2022, mirroring trends seen in other developed nations. Similarly, Russia's hospital bed density fell from ** beds per 10,000 inhabitants in 2012 to ** beds per 10,000 in 2023. These reductions may reflect changes in healthcare delivery models and efficiency improvements. Regional variations and healthcare implications Despite having one of the highest bed densities globally, Japan has seen a slight decrease in recent years, from ***** beds per 100,000 inhabitants in 2014 to ******* in 2023. However, Japan still maintains a high capacity, which supports its notably long average hospital stay of **** days in 2022. In contrast, Brazil reported just under *** beds per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, highlighting the significant disparities that exist between countries and regions in terms of healthcare infrastructure and potential impacts on patient care.

This dataset provides values for HOSPITAL BEDS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Colombia CO: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data was reported at 1.690 Number in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.740 Number for 2019. Colombia CO: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 1.542 Number from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2020, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.576 Number in 1960 and a record low of 1.000 Number in 2007. Colombia CO: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. 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.;Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemented by country data.;Weighted average;

In 2023, community hospitals in the United States had an average of 2.3 beds per 1,000 population. The share of community hospital beds ranged from 1.6 to 4.9 beds per 1,000 persons across the country. The number of community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States decreased slightly from 2000 to 2023.

Austria AT: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data was reported at 7.060 Number in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.190 Number for 2019. Austria AT: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 7.850 Number from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2020, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.200 Number in 1980 and a record low of 7.060 Number in 2020. Austria AT: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. 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.;Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemented by country data.;Weighted average;

Iran IR: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data was reported at 0.100 Number in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.700 Number for 2009. Iran IR: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 1.484 Number from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2012, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.720 Number in 2005 and a record low of 0.100 Number in 2012. Iran IR: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. 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.; ; Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemented by country data.; Weighted average;

The average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in the United States was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** beds (**** percent). After the eighth consecutive decreasing year, the number of available beds per 1,000 people is estimated to reach **** beds and therefore a new minimum in 2029. Depicted is the number of hospital beds per capita in the country or region at hand. As defined by World Bank this includes inpatient beds in general, specialized, public and private hospitals as well as rehabilitation centers.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in countries like Canada and Mexico.

United Kingdom UK: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data was reported at 2.900 Number in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.980 Number for 2010. United Kingdom UK: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 4.600 Number from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2011, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.700 Number in 1960 and a record low of 2.900 Number in 2011. United Kingdom UK: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. 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.; ; Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemented by country data.; Weighted average;

This scatter chart displays hospital beds (per 1,000 people) against health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Europe. The data is about countries.

In 2022, there were on average *** hospital beds available per 100,000 inhabitants in the European Union. However, the hospital bed density of each country varied greatly, from as high as *** hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria, to just *** beds per 100,000 population in Sweden.

DISCLAIMER

Dataset consists of historical data of pre-pandemic period and doesn’t represent the current reality which may have changed due to the spikes in demand. This dataset has been generated in collaboration of efforts within CoronaWhy community.

Context

Last updated: April 26th 2020 Updates: April 14th 2020 - Added missing population data April 15th 2020 - Added Brazil statewise ICU hospital beds dataset April 21th 2020 - Added Italy, Spain statewise ICU hospital beds dataset, India statewise TOTAL hospital beds dataset April 26th 2020 - Added Sweden ICU(2019) and TOTAL(2018) beds datasets

Purpose of the dataset

I am trying to produce a dataset that will provide a foundation for policymakers to understand the realistic capacity of healthcare providers being able to deal with the spikes in demand for intensive care. As a way to help, I’ve prepared a dataset of beds across countries and states. Work in progress dataset that should and will be updated as more data becomes available and public on weekly basis.

Importance

This dataset is intended to be used as a baseline for understanding the typical bed capacity and coverage globally. This information is critical for understanding the impact of a high utilization event, like COVID-19.

Current challenges

Datasets are scattered across the web and are very hard to normalize, I did my best but help would be much appreciated.

Data sources / Acknowledgments

arcgis (USA) - https://services1.arcgis.com/Hp6G80Pky0om7QvQ/arcgis/rest/services/Hospitals_1/FeatureServer/0 KHN (USA) - https://khn.org/news/as-coronavirus-spreads-widely-millions-of-older-americans-live-in-counties-with-no-icu-beds/ datahub.io (World) - https://datahub.io/world-bank/sh.med.beds.zs eurostat - https://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/vswUL3c6yKoyahrvIRyew OECD - https://data.oecd.org/healtheqt/hospital-beds.htm WDI (World) - https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS NHP(India) - http://www.cbhidghs.nic.in/showfile.php?lid=1147 data.gov.sg (Singapore) - https://data.gov.sg/dataset/health-facilities?view_id=91b4feed-dcb9-4720-8cb0-ac2f04b7efd0&resource_id=dee5ccce-4dfb-467f-bcb4-dc025b56b977 dati.salute.gov.it (Italy)- http://www.dati.salute.gov.it/dati/dettaglioDataset.jsp?menu=dati&idPag=96 portal.icuregswe.org (Sweden) - https://portal.icuregswe.org/seiva/en/Rapport publications: Intensive Care Medicine Journal (Europe) - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-012-2627-8 Critical Care Medicine Journal (Asia) - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Number-of-critical-care-beds-per-100-000-population_fig1_338520008 Medicina Intensiva (Spain) - https://www.medintensiva.org/en-pdf-S2173572713000878 news: https://lanuovaferrara.gelocal.it/italia-mondo/cronaca/2020/03/19/news/dietro-la-corsa-a-nuovi-posti-in-terapia-intensiva-gli-errori-del-passato-1.38611596 kaggle: germany - https://www.kaggle.com/manuelblechschmidt/icu-beds-in-germany brazil (IBGE) - https://www.kaggle.com/thiagobodruk/brazilianstates Manual population data search from wiki

Data columns

country,state,county,lat,lng,type,measure,beds,population,year,source,source_url - country - country of origin, if present - state - more granular location, if present - lat - latitude - lng - longtitude - type - [TOTAL, ICU, ACUTE(some data could include ICU beds too), PSYCHIATRIC, OTHER(merged ‘SPECIAL’, ‘CHRONIC DISEASE’, ‘CHILDREN’, ‘LONG TERM CARE’, ‘REHABILITATION’, ‘WOMEN’, ‘MILITARY’] - measure - type of measure (per 1000 inhabitants) - beds - number of beds per 1000 - population - population of location based on multiple sources and wikipedia - year - source year for beds and population data - source - source of data - source_url - URL of the original source

Files

for each of datasource: hospital_beds_per_source.csv

US only: US arcgis + khn (state/county granularity): hospital_beds_USA.csv

Global (state(region)/county granularity): hospital_beds_global_regional.csv

Global (country granularity): hospital_beds_global_v1.csv

Contributors

Igor Kiulian - extracting/normalizing/formatting/merging data Artur Kiulian - helped with Kaggle setup Augaly S. Kiedi - helped with country population data Kristoffer Jan Zieba - found Swedish data sources

Possible Improvements

Find and megre more detailed (state/county wise) or newer datasource

The average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in Southern Europe was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total **** beds (**** percent). The number of available beds per 1,000 people is estimated to amount to *** beds in 2029. Depicted is the number of hospital beds per capita in the country or region at hand. As defined by World Bank this includes inpatient beds in general, specialized, public and private hospitals as well as rehabilitation centers.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in countries like Russia and Eastern Europe.

This bar chart displays hospital beds (per 1,000 people) by country using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Caribbean. The data is about countries.

Turkey TR: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data was reported at 2.500 Number in 2011. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.500 Number for 2010. Turkey TR: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 2.500 Number from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2011, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.800 Number in 2007 and a record low of 1.700 Number in 1960. Turkey TR: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. 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.; ; Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemented by country data.; Weighted average;

The average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in Europe was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** beds (***** percent). After the fifteenth consecutive decreasing year, the number of available beds per 1,000 people is estimated to reach **** beds and therefore a new minimum in 2029. Depicted is the number of hospital beds per capita in the country or region at hand. As defined by World Bank this includes inpatient beds in general, specialized, public and private hospitals as well as rehabilitation centers.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in countries like Africa and Asia.

The average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in Switzerland was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** beds (***** percent). After the seventh consecutive decreasing year, the number of available beds per 1,000 people is estimated to reach **** beds and therefore a new minimum in 2029. Depicted is the number of hospital beds per capita in the country or region at hand. As defined by World Bank this includes inpatient beds in general, specialized, public and private hospitals as well as rehabilitation centers.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in countries like Germany and Austria.

The average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in Egypt was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** beds (***** percent). After the eighth consecutive decreasing year, the number of available beds per 1,000 people is estimated to reach **** beds and therefore a new minimum in 2029. Depicted is the number of hospital beds per capita in the country or region at hand. As defined by World Bank this includes inpatient beds in general, specialized, public and private hospitals as well as rehabilitation centers.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in countries like Sudan and Morocco.

The average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in Croatia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total **** beds (***** percent). The number of available beds per 1,000 people is estimated to amount to **** beds in 2029. Depicted is the number of hospital beds per capita in the country or region at hand. As defined by World Bank this includes inpatient beds in general, specialized, public and private hospitals as well as rehabilitation centers.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in countries like Serbia and Bulgaria.