The number of hospital beds in the United Kingdom has undergone a decline since the year 2000. Whereas in 2000, there were around 240 thousand beds in the UK, by 2020 this figure was approximately 163 thousand. This means over this period there were over 80 thousand fewer hospital beds in the UK. However in the recent years since 2020, the number of hospital beds have been increasing, the first time in the recorded time period.

Fewer beds but admissions are still high

There were almost 16.4 million admissions to hospital between April 2022 to March 2023 in England. The number of admissions has recovered somewhat since the drop in year 2020/21. The busiest hospital trust in England by admissions in the year 2022/23 was the University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust with over 333 thousand admissions. The average length of stay in hospitals in the UK in 2021 for acute care was seven days.

Accident and Emergency

In the first quarter of 2023/24, A&E in England received around 6.5 million attendees. The number of attendances has been creeping upwards since 2012. Around 2.4 percent of people attending A&E in the last year were diagnosed with an upper respiratory condition, followed by 1.8 percent with a lower respiratory tract infection.

Hospital Beds in the United States decreased to 2.75 per 1000 people in 2022 from 2.77 per 1000 people in 2021. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Hospital Beds.

Switzerland: Hospital beds per 1,000 people: The latest value from 2020 is 4.48 hospital beds, a decline from 4.59 hospital beds in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4.44 hospital beds, based on data from 36 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1998 to 2020 is 5.31 hospital beds. The minimum value, 4.48 hospital beds, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 6.63 hospital beds was recorded in 1998.

Trends indicate that the overall number of hospital beds in the U.S. is decreasing. In 1975, there were about *** million hospital beds in the country. Despite fluctuations, by 2023 there were just ******* hospital beds in the U.S. There is a growing trend towards consumer use of outpatient services, which tend to be less costly for patients. This may be only one reason why hospital bed numbers are decreasing in the United States. Hospital occupancy Despite seeing a decrease in the number of hospital beds in the U.S., hospital occupancy rate has also generally decreased compared to 1975. The number of hospital admissions, on the other hand, has been fluctuating. Hospital costs Costs also may be an important factor in the reduction of number of hospital beds in the U.S., however, costs do not appear to be on the decline. Inpatient stays in U.S. community hospitals has been steadily increasing. In fact, the United States has the highest daily hospital costs in the world. While hospital costs depend heavily on the condition that is being treated, the U.S. had consistently the highest costs for inpatient treatments such as a hip replacement, or a coronary bypass surgery.

The number of hospital beds in Italy has fluctuated in recent years. The graph reveals that in 2014 there were **** hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants in Italy, while in 2021, this figure amounted to **** beds per 1,000 population, the highest hospital bed rate observed in the period. This graph shows the number of hospital beds in Italy from 2014 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants).

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.

The USA: Hospital beds per 1,000 people: The latest value from 2019 is 2.8 hospital beds, a decline from 2.83 hospital beds in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 4.53 hospital beds, based on data from 39 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1960 to 2019 is 4.73 hospital beds. The minimum value, 2.77 hospital beds, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 9.18 hospital beds was recorded in 1960.

Hospital Beds in Ireland increased to 2.89 per 1000 people in 2023 from 2.88 per 1000 people in 2022. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Ireland Hospital Beds.

Hospital Beds in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 2.44 per 1000 people in 2023 from 2.44 per 1000 people in 2022. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Hospital Beds.

Japan: Hospital beds: The latest value from 2020 is 1593572 hospital beds, a decline from 1620040 hospital beds in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 356986 hospital beds, based on data from 36 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1993 to 2020 is 1778965 hospital beds. The minimum value, 1593572 hospital beds, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 1946035 hospital beds was recorded in 1993.

The Netherlands: Hospital beds per 1,000 people: The latest value from 2020 is 2.91 hospital beds, a decline from 3.02 hospital beds in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4.44 hospital beds, based on data from 36 countries. Historically, the average for the Netherlands from 1965 to 2020 is 5.63 hospital beds. The minimum value, 2.91 hospital beds, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 7.75 hospital beds was recorded in 1972.

As of 2021, the region with the highest number of hospital beds for all types of inpatient care in Italy is Lombardy. As the graph shows, Lombardy counted a total of nearly ** thousand hospital beds, private and public combined. By contrast, the region of Aosta Valley counted the lowest number of hospital beds for inpatient care, with ***. This, however, should not come as a surprise as Lombardy and Aosta Valley are the most and least populous regions in the country, respectively. This statistic displays the number of inpatient care hospital beds in Italy in 2021, by region.

This line chart displays hospital beds (per 1,000 people) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population. The data is about countries per year.

Germany: Hospital beds per 1,000 people: The latest value from 2020 is 7.82 hospital beds, a decline from 7.91 hospital beds in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4.44 hospital beds, based on data from 36 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 1991 to 2020 is 8.72 hospital beds. The minimum value, 7.82 hospital beds, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 10.12 hospital beds was recorded in 1991.

The number of hospital beds in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 16.6 thousand beds (+1.75 percent). After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the number of hospital beds is estimated to reach 967.9 thousand beds and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of hospital beds of was continuously increasing over the past years.Depicted is the estimated total number of hospital beds in the country or region at hand.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 150 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 number of hospital beds in countries like Mexico and Canada.

In 2022, Catalonia was the autonomous community with the highest number of hospital beds in Spain, with around ******. Andalusia, the most populated region in the country, followed with ****** beds, a comparatively lower figure. Nevertheless, when considering only beds belonging to public hospitals, Andalusia was on top of the list in 2020. Catalonia, on the other hand, had a very high number of private hospital beds, which accounted for more than half of the total amount that year.

Health expenditure and hospital beds

Both public and private healthcare expenditure have grown steadily in the last years. Public spending on healthcare reached around **** billion euros in 2020, almost ** billion more than in 2013, when government health expenditure was at its lowest point. Private healthcare spending also showed an upward trend, increasing from **** billion in 2009 to **** billion euros in 2020. Even so, the number of beds in hospitals presented a slight decline up until 2022, when the country had approximately ******* beds at its disposal, nearly ***** fewer than in 2010.

Hospital reputation in Spain

In 2022, the public Spanish hospital with the best corporate reputation was Universitario La Paz, located in the Community of Madrid. According to the Monitor of Corporate Reputation (Merco), this center achieved a rating of 10,000 points. As for private hospitals, the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, with branches in the northern city of Pamplona and Madrid, ranked first on the list. The total number of hospitals in Spain stood at *** in 2020, *** of which were publicly-owned hospitals.

This scatter chart displays hospital beds (per 1,000 people) against individuals using the Internet (% of population). The data is about regions.

This line chart displays hospital beds (per 1,000 people) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Ireland. The data is about countries per year.

Hospital Beds in Slovenia decreased to 4.05 per 1000 people in 2023 from 4.12 per 1000 people in 2022. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Slovenia Hospital Beds.

Belgium's Number of hospital beds per 1,000 people iswhich is the 1st highest in the world ranking. Transition graphs on Number of hospital beds per 1,000 people in Belgium and comparison bar charts (Canada vs. Denmark vs. Belgium) are used for easy understanding. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.