Hospital beds in Guinea

Guinea: Hospital beds was 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
0.3 per 1,000 people
World rank
175th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.76 per 1,000 people
in 1970
All-time low
0.3 per 1,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
6
1960–2011

Hospital beds in Guinea, 1960–2011

0.511.521960198520111960: 0.739 per 1,000 people1970: 1.8 per 1,000 people1988: 0.584 per 1,000 people1990: 0.551 per 1,000 people2005: 0.3 per 1,000 people2011: 0.3 per 1,000 people

Source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.3 per 1,000 people for hospital beds in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds in Guinea peaked at 1.76 per 1,000 people in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000 people, in 2005.

Guinea ranks 175th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7392 per 1,000 people 0.7392 per 1,000 people 0.7392 per 1,000 people 1
1970s 1.76 per 1,000 people 1.76 per 1,000 people 1.76 per 1,000 people 1
1980s 0.5841 per 1,000 people 0.5841 per 1,000 people 0.5841 per 1,000 people 1
1990s 0.5507 per 1,000 people 0.5507 per 1,000 people 0.5507 per 1,000 people 1
2000s 0.3 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people 1
2010s 0.3 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 172 Ethiopia 0.33 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 172 Togo 0.33 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 174 Madagascar 0.32 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 176 Niger 0.28 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 177 Mali 0.25 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 178 Burkina Faso 0.2 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds in Guinea?
Hospital beds in Guinea was 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2011, according to WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.76 per 1,000 people in 1970.
What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2005.
How does Guinea rank for hospital beds?
Guinea ranks 175th out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
Is hospital beds rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Hospital beds (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,758 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.