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Hospital beds in Brazil

Brazil had 2.5 hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2011.

Measure: Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Beds per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Brazil, 2021 2.5 Beds per 1,000 people
Change from 2020 0per 1,000 people 2020: 2.5 per 1,000 people
World, 2021 3.3 per 1,000 people Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2021 2.9 per 1,000 people Middle value of 17 countries
Position in 2021 70th of 125 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Brazil over time

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Beds per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO) (beds per 1,000 people), 2000 to 2021
Period BrazilWorld
2021 2.5 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people
2020 2.5 per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people
2019 2.3 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2018 2.3 per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people
2017 2.3 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2016 2.4 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2015 2.4 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2014 2.5 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2013 2.5 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2012 2.5 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2011 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people
2010 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2009 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2008 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people
2007 2.5 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2006 2.5 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2005 2.5 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2004 – 2.9 per 1,000 people
2003 2.4 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2002 2.6 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2001 2.8 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2000 2.8 per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of 0 from 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 2.6 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by 0.
  • Among the 125 countries with data for 2021, Brazil has the 70th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 3.3 per 1,000 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2021 for Brazil
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization