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.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongolia | 9.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 10.6 | |
| Albania | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Austria | 10.8 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | |
| Belgium | 8.3 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Bulgaria | 9.8 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | ||
| Cyprus | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |||
| Denmark | 8.1 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | |
| Finland | 15.1 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | |
| Germany | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | |
| Greece | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| Iceland | 12.9 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |||
| Italy | 10.6 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |
| North Macedonia | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
| Romania | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | ||
| Poland | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | |
| Spain | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Turkiye | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
| Sweden | 15.3 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| United Kingdom | 9.6 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Malta | 5.3 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | |||
| Canada | 7.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | |
| United States | 7.9 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
| France | 9.7 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | ||
| Armenia | 9.1 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |||
| Czechia | 11.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | ||
| Georgia | 9.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 13.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.7 | ||
| Lithuania | 12.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | ||
| Moldova | 13.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | |
| San Marino | 7.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |||||||||||
| Ukraine | 13.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 10.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | |||
| Belarus | 13.2 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | |||
| Uzbekistan | 12.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | |
| Croatia | 7.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||
| Estonia | 11.6 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Ireland | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Kyrgyz Republic | 12.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
| Latvia | 14.1 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| Slovenia | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| Turkmenistan | 11.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | |
| Luxembourg | 7.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
| Norway | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| Portugal | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Russian Federation | 13.1 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | |
| Slovak Republic | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
| Tajikistan | 10.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | |
| Monaco | 15.9 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 22.3 | 22.0 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | ||
| Switzerland | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Andorra | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||
| Montenegro | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | |||
| Serbia | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 |