Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Dataset SH.MED.BEDS.ZS published by World Bank, World Development Indicators. This page describes the source table. The measures below are the specific selections this site takes from it.

About the source table

Publisher: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original producer: World Health Organization
Code: SH.MED.BEDS.ZS
Last update by provider: 8 October 2026
Last checked here: 9 November 2026
Licence (series metadata): CC BY-4.0
Source note: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO)

Definition published with the series

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.

Measures taken from this dataset

Measure	Fixed selection	Unit
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO)	SH.MED.BEDS.ZS	beds per 1,000 people