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.

Hospital beds per 1,000 people (units per thousand people)

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Algeria2.82.51.81.71.71.71.71.71.61.61.6
Djibouti6.12.51.81.61.41.41.11.11.21.31.51.41.4
Egypt, Arab Rep.2.22.12.01.91.41.41.41.41.41.31.31.31.31.21.1
Libya3.84.24.13.43.73.73.73.73.73.73.73.23.23.23.23.2
Morocco1.51.30.90.90.80.80.80.81.11.11.11.00.70.7
Tunisia2.41.91.71.71.81.81.81.81.81.81.81.81.81.82.42.4
Angola2.71.30.80.8
Benin1.20.80.50.50.50.50.50.50.40.40.40.50.40.50.5
Botswana1.62.12.12.42.52.42.52.52.52.42.42.42.32.32.2
Burkina Faso0.60.30.40.2
Burundi1.31.00.70.7
Cabo Verde1.42.02.02.12.12.01.91.91.91.92.0
Cameroon1.82.61.32.7
Central African Republic1.90.91.0
Chad1.30.40.50.5
Comoros2.82.2
Congo, Rep.4.43.31.6
Cote d'Ivoire1.20.8
Congo, Dem. Rep.3.31.41.1
Equatorial Guinea2.22.1
Eritrea1.41.21.21.21.21.21.21.11.11.11.01.0
Ethiopia0.30.26.30.30.3
Gabon9.93.26.32.0
Ghana1.31.50.90.70.70.70.70.70.7
Guinea1.80.60.30.3
Guinea-Bissau1.61.5
Kenya1.31.61.41.3
Lesotho1.7
Liberia1.60.80.61.61.6
Madagascar2.80.90.40.40.30.30.30.3
Malawi1.51.61.3
Mali0.70.30.30.30.20.20.30.30.20.20.3
Mauritania0.30.7
Mauritius4.03.83.43.43.33.53.53.43.53.53.53.53.63.63.7
Mozambique1.20.90.90.80.90.80.80.80.80.80.80.70.70.7
Niger0.50.30.40.40.30.30.30.30.20.20.30.3
Nigeria0.61.71.2
Rwanda1.31.70.70.70.70.80.70.70.70.70.70.70.7
Sao Tome and Principe26.72.92.9
Senegal1.30.70.70.70.7
Seychelles6.54.83.63.43.23.13.13.03.03.03.23.33.2
Sierra Leone0.9
Somalia1.40.80.40.90.90.90.90.90.90.9
South Africa2.82.3
Sudan1.01.10.80.70.70.80.80.80.80.70.70.70.70.70.7
Eswatini3.42.12.0
Tanzania1.00.70.81.00.70.50.40.60.6
Gambia, The0.60.81.11.01.01.10.91.11.2
Togo1.51.50.70.60.60.60.60.60.70.70.70.70.6
Uganda1.61.00.5
Zambia3.22.0
Zimbabwe3.50.51.91.81.92.0