Hospital beds in Myanmar

Myanmar: Hospital beds was 1.07 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.07 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
131st
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.07 per 1,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
0.6358 per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
23
1960–2020

Hospital beds in Myanmar, 1960–2020

00.250.50.7511960199020201960: 0.663 per 1,000 people1970: 0.858 per 1,000 people1980: 0.857 per 1,000 people1981: 0.858 per 1,000 people1990: 0.636 per 1,000 people2003: 0.7 per 1,000 people2004: 0.71 per 1,000 people2005: 0.72 per 1,000 people2006: 0.72 per 1,000 people2007: 0.74 per 1,000 people2008: 0.77 per 1,000 people2009: 0.78 per 1,000 people2010: 0.87 per 1,000 people2011: 0.88 per 1,000 people2012: 0.89 per 1,000 people2013: 0.91 per 1,000 people2014: 0.94 per 1,000 people2015: 1.1 per 1,000 people2016: 1.1 per 1,000 people2017: 1.1 per 1,000 people2018: 1.1 per 1,000 people2019: 1.1 per 1,000 people2020: 1.1 per 1,000 people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for hospital beds in Myanmar is 1.07 per 1,000 people, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds in Myanmar peaked at 1.07 per 1,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6358 per 1,000 people, in 1990.

That places Myanmar 131st out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.663 per 1,000 people 0.663 per 1,000 people 0.663 per 1,000 people 1
1970s 0.8581 per 1,000 people 0.8581 per 1,000 people 0.8581 per 1,000 people 1
1980s 0.8574 per 1,000 people 0.8571 per 1,000 people 0.8576 per 1,000 people 2
1990s 0.6358 per 1,000 people 0.6358 per 1,000 people 0.6358 per 1,000 people 1
2000s 0.7343 per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 people 0.78 per 1,000 people 7
2010s 0.98 per 1,000 people 0.87 per 1,000 people 1.07 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 1.07 per 1,000 people 1.07 per 1,000 people 1.07 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 128 Costa Rica 1.14 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 129 Gambia 1.11 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 130 Saint Lucia 1.09 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 132 Egypt 1.06 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 132 Iraq 1.06 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 134 Paraguay 1.04 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds in Myanmar?
Hospital beds in Myanmar was 1.07 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 per 1,000 people in 2015.
What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6358 per 1,000 people in 1990.
How does Myanmar rank for hospital beds?
Myanmar ranks 131st out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
Is hospital beds rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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
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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.