United States | 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
Origin
United States of America
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63
Source
United States | Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
1960 9.19999981
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965 8.80000019
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 7.9000001
1971 7.5
1972 7.4000001
1973 7.19999981
1974 7.0999999
1975 6.80000019
1976 6.5999999
1977 6.4000001
1978 6.19999981
1979 6.0999999
1980 6
1981 5.9000001
1982 5.9000001
1983 5.80000019
1984 5.69999981
1985 5.5
1986 5.4000001
1987 5.19999981
1988 5.0999999
1989 5
1990 4.9000001
1991 4.80000019
1992 4.5999999
1993 4.5
1994 4.30000019
1995 4.0999999
1996 3.9000001
1997 3.79999995
1998 3.70000005
1999 3.5999999
2000 3.49
2001 3.47
2002 3.39
2003 3.33
2004 3.26
2005 3.2
2006 3.18
2007 3.14
2008 3.13
2009 3.08
2010 3.05
2011 2.97
2012 2.93
2013 2.89
2014 2.83
2015 2.8
2016 2.77
2017 2.87
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
United States | 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
United States of America
Records
63
Source