East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
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. Limitations and exceptions: Depending on the source and means of monitoring, data may not be exactly comparable across countries. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Health systems - the combined arrangements of institutions and actions whose primary purpose is to promote, restore, or maintain health (World Health Organization, World Health Report 2000) - are increasingly being recognized as key to combating disease and improving the health status of populations. The World Bank's Healthy Development: Strategy for Health, Nutrition, and Population Results emphasizes the need to strengthen health systems, which are weak in many countries, in order to increase the effectiveness of programs aimed at reducing specific diseases and further reduce morbidity and mortality. To evaluate health systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that key components - such as financing, service delivery, workforce, governance, and information - be monitored using several key indicators. The data are a subset of the key indicators. Monitoring health systems allows the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of different health system models to be compared. Health system data also help identify weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, such as additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Availability and use of health services, such as hospital beds per 1,000 people, reflect both demand- and supply-side factors. In the absence of a consistent definition this is a crude indicator of the extent of physical, financial, and other barriers to health care.
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The World Bank
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East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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63
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East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
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1961
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1965 1.44000006
1966 1.51999998
1967 1.5
1968 1.45000005
1969 1.45000005
1970 1.43947102
1971 1.58000004
1972 1.71000004
1973 1.76999998
1974 1.85000002
1975 1.77975864
1976 1.98703123
1977 2.06999993
1978 2.1400001
1979 2.20000005
1980 2.22245577
1981 2.29408622
1982 2.23372713
1983 2.26206769
1984 2.3081555
1985 2.11942193
1986 2.36573156
1987 2.47996941
1988 2.53671187
1989 2.35436274
1990 2.27819557
1991 2.27211447
1992 2.27751963
1993 2.29148853
1994 2.34848496
1995 2.57222183
1996 2.54097739
1997 2.49875591
1998 2.25329826
1999 2.50484987
2000 1.70807978
2001 1.65809878
2002 1.64476882
2003 1.7305299
2004 1.84170311
2005 1.8765783
2006 1.87006112
2007 1.93447158
2008 2.10760508
2009 2.03541775
2010 2.29596365
2011 2.27949076
2012 2.65957157
2013 2.81720053
2014 2.99202826
2015 3.30073971
2016 3.41207508
2017 3.67949411
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2019
2020
2021
2022
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
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. Limitations and exceptions: Depending on the source and means of monitoring, data may not be exactly comparable across countries. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Health systems - the combined arrangements of institutions and actions whose primary purpose is to promote, restore, or maintain health (World Health Organization, World Health Report 2000) - are increasingly being recognized as key to combating disease and improving the health status of populations. The World Bank's Healthy Development: Strategy for Health, Nutrition, and Population Results emphasizes the need to strengthen health systems, which are weak in many countries, in order to increase the effectiveness of programs aimed at reducing specific diseases and further reduce morbidity and mortality. To evaluate health systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that key components - such as financing, service delivery, workforce, governance, and information - be monitored using several key indicators. The data are a subset of the key indicators. Monitoring health systems allows the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of different health system models to be compared. Health system data also help identify weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, such as additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Availability and use of health services, such as hospital beds per 1,000 people, reflect both demand- and supply-side factors. In the absence of a consistent definition this is a crude indicator of the extent of physical, financial, and other barriers to health care.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source