Hospital beds in India
India had 1.6 hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 1991.
India, 2021
1.6
Change from 2020
0per 1,000 people
World, 2021
3.3 per 1,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2021
2.9 per 1,000 people
Position in 2021
90th of 125
Hospital beds in India 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.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 3.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 3.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 3.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 3.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 3.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 2.0 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 2.0 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 2.0 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 3.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 3.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 3.1 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 from 1.6 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 1.8 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.2.
- Among the 125 countries with data for 2021, India has the 90th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 3.3 per 1,000 people.
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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Alcohol consumption
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