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