Hospital beds in Myanmar
Myanmar: Hospital beds was 1.07 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Hospital beds in Myanmar, 1960–2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Myanmar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 457,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 435,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 459,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 437,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 449,224 (2025)
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
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.