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Countries With the Fastest Growth in Hospital beds per 10,000 (5-Year Change)

Change in Hospital beds per 10,000 over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Guyana rose the most: by 15.6, from 16.8 beds per 10,000 people to 32.4 beds per 10,000 people in the five years to 2023. China is second (+10.4), followed by Liberia (+9.6). 57 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +1.6.

#1
Guyana · +15.6
Median
+1.6
Coverage
57 countries
Data year
2022
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (beds per 10,000 people)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 15.6; 2. China 10.4; 3. Liberia 9.6; 4. Kazakhstan 8.7; 5. Dominica 7.4; 6. Mongolia 7.2; 7. Bulgaria 6.3; 8. Korea, Rep. 5.5; 9. Bhutan 4.4; 10. United Arab Emirates 4.1.Guyana15.6China10.4Liberia9.6Kazakhstan8.7Dominica7.4Mongolia7.2Bulgaria6.3Korea, Rep.5.5Bhutan4.4United Arab Emirates4.1
Top 10: 5-year change (beds per 10,000 people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 15.6; 2. China 10.4; 3. Liberia 9.6; 4. Kazakhstan 8.7; 5. Dominica 7.4; 6. Mongolia 7.2; 7. Bulgaria 6.3; 8. Korea, Rep. 5.5; 9. Bhutan 4.4; 10. United Arab Emirates 4.1.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Hospital beds per 10,000 (5-Year Change), 2022
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (beds per 10,000 people)
1Guyana16.832.4+15.6
2China45.956.3+10.4
3Liberia6.315.9+9.6
4Kazakhstan56.765.4+8.7
5Dominica32.339.7+7.4
6Mongolia78.685.8+7.2
7Bulgaria75.782+6.3
8Korea, Rep.122.6128.1+5.5
9Bhutan17.221.6+4.4
10United Arab Emirates14.618.7+4.1
11Barbados60.364+3.7
12Romania68.672.3+3.7
13Djibouti10.714+3.3
14Qatar9.412.5+3.1
15Libya3235+3
16Türkiye27.530.5+3
17Thailand2123.9+2.9
18Nepal2.95.4+2.5
19Lao PDR14.617.1+2.5
20Viet Nam22.725.2+2.5
21Venezuela, RB7.59.9+2.4
22Mauritius35.638+2.4
23Bolivia12.614.9+2.3
24Singapore25.828.1+2.3
25Indonesia11.513.7+2.2
26Serbia55.757.8+2.1
27Pakistan4.66.3+1.7
28Brazil23.625.2+1.6
29Brunei Darussalam34.235.8+1.6
30Paraguay8.910.4+1.5
31Kuwait21.823.3+1.5
32Uzbekistan47.448.9+1.5
33Cuba41.943.3+1.4
34El Salvador10.812.1+1.3
35Sri Lanka38.139.3+1.2
36North Macedonia46.247.4+1.2
37Cabo Verde2122.1+1.1
38Bahrain17.418.4+1
39Portugal33.834.8+1
40Iran, Islamic Rep.17.818.5+0.7
41Armenia41.842.4+0.6
42Albania28.429+0.6
43Malaysia1919.6+0.6
44Greece42.142.7+0.6
45Colombia16.517+0.5
46Nicaragua9.29.7+0.5
47Bangladesh8.89.2+0.4
48Israel3131.4+0.4
49Suriname28.328.7+0.4
50Canada25.125.4+0.3
51Mali2.22.5+0.3
52Morocco7.17.3+0.2
53Mexico9.910.1+0.2
54Niger2.62.8+0.2
55Rwanda7.37.5+0.2
56Benin4.24.3+0.1
57Guatemala4.44.5+0.1

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Source and method

Change in Hospital beds per 10,000 over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.MED.BEDS.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people): WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.