World Bank · Health
Australia: Hospital beds
3.82per 1,000 people · 2016-1.5% since 2005
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. Annual figures for Australia from 1960 to 2016.
Every year
| Year | Value (per 1,000 people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.82 | |
| 2015 | 3.79 | |
| 2014 | 3.77 | |
| 2013 | 3.72 | |
| 2012 | 3.73 | |
| 2011 | 3.76 | |
| 2010 | 3.76 | |
| 2009 | 3.76 | |
| 2008 | 3.8 | |
| 2006 | 3.9 | |
| 2005 | 3.88 | |
| 2004 | 3.97 | |
| 2003 | 3.95 | |
| 2002 | 3.91 | |
| 2001 | 3.94 | |
| 2000 | 4.02 | |
| 1999 | 7.9 | |
| 1998 | 8.2 | |
| 1997 | 8.3 | |
| 1996 | 8.5 | |
| 1995 | 8.7 | |
| 1994 | 8.7 | |
| 1993 | 8.9 | |
| 1992 | 8.9 | |
| 1991 | 9.2 | |
| 1989 | 9.8 | |
| 1987 | 10.5 | |
| 1985 | 10.9 | |
| 1984 | 11.7 | |
| 1983 | 11.9 | |
| 1982 | 12.1 | |
| 1981 | 12.2 | |
| 1980 | 12.3 | |
| 1979 | 12.2 | |
| 1978 | 12.1 | |
| 1977 | 12.1 | |
| 1976 | 11.9 | |
| 1975 | 11.9 | |
| 1974 | 12 | |
| 1973 | 11.8 | |
| 1972 | 11.8 | |
| 1971 | 11.6 | |
| 1970 | 11.7 | |
| 1969 | 11.7 | |
| 1968 | 11.8 | |
| 1967 | 11.8 | |
| 1966 | 11.8 | |
| 1965 | 11.9 | |
| 1964 | 11.8 | |
| 1963 | 11.7 | |
| 1962 | 11.4 | |
| 1961 | 11.3 | |
| 1960 | 11.2 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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- Gambia
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- Liberia
- Libya
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- Madagascar
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- Mali
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- Mauritius
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- Micronesia, Federated States of
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- Mongolia
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