Italy | 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
Italian Republic
Records
63
Source
Italy | Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
1960 8.89999962
1961 9
1962 9.19999981
1963 9.30000019
1964 9.5
1965 9.60000038
1966 9.69999981
1967 9.89999962
1968 10.10000038
1969 10.30000019
1970 10.60000038
1971 10.60000038
1972 10.60000038
1973 10.5
1974 10.60000038
1975 10.60000038
1976 10.39999962
1977 10.30000019
1978 10
1979 9.80000019
1980 9.60000038
1981 9.39999962
1982 9.10000038
1983 8.89999962
1984 8.5
1985 8.30000019
1986 8
1987 7.80000019
1988 7.5
1989 7.0999999
1990 7.19999981
1991 6.80000019
1992 6.9000001
1993 6.69999981
1994 6.5999999
1995 6.30000019
1996 6.5
1997 5.9000001
1998 5.5
1999 4.9000001
2000 4.71
2001 4.61
2002 4.44
2003 4.18
2004 4.02
2005 4.04
2006 3.99
2007 3.91
2008 3.79
2009 3.69
2010 3.64
2011 3.52
2012 3.42
2013 3.31
2014 3.21
2015 3.2
2016 3.17
2017 3.18
2018 3.14
2019
2020
2021
2022

Italy | 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
Italian Republic
Records
63
Source