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)
| 1970 | 1990 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Burundi | 1.3 | | | | | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | | | | | | |
| Kenya | 1.3 | 1.6 | | 1.4 | | | | | | | | | 1.3 | |
| Rwanda | 1.3 | 1.7 | | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Tanzania | | 1.0 | | 0.7 | 0.8 | | 1.0 | 0.7 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Uganda | 1.6 | | 1.0 | 0.5 | | | | | | | | | | |