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Health Care Resources - Hospital Beds
Table
1. Number of hospital beds per 1 000 population
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Australia |
4.0
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
|
3.8
|
|
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| The
mainland of China |
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
3.1
|
|
| Hong
Kong SAR |
5.2
|
5.2
|
5.2
|
5.3
|
5.1
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
| Japan |
14.7
|
14.6
|
14.4
|
14.3
|
14.2
|
14.1
|
14.0
|
13.9
|
13.8
|
13.7
|
|
| New
Zealand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.3 |
| Singapore(1) |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
| South
Korea |
4.7
|
4.5
|
4.8
|
5.1
|
5.4
|
5.9
|
6.5
|
7.3
|
7.8
|
8.3
|
|
| Taiwan |
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.8
|
6.9
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| Denmark |
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
|
| Finland |
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
6.2
|
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| France |
8.0
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
6.6
|
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| Germany |
9.1
|
9.0
|
8.9
|
8.7
|
8.6
|
8.5
|
8.3
|
8.2
|
8.2
|
8.2
|
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| Italy |
4.7
|
4.6
|
4.4
|
4.2
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
3.7
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| Netherlands |
4.8
|
4.7
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.8
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
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| Norway |
3.8
|
3.8
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
3.8
|
3.5
|
3.4
|
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| Spain |
3.7
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.3
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3.3
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3.2
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3.2
|
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| Sweden |
3.6
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
|
| Switzerland |
6.3
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
5.1
|
|
| United
Kingdom |
4.1
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.4
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3.3
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| Canada |
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.4
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3.4
|
3.4
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3.3
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3.3
|
|
|
| United
States |
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
3.1
|
3.1
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3.1
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Notes
Hospital beds refer to all beds in hospitals/healthcare
institutions which are regularly maintained and
staffed and immediately available for the care
of admitted patients.
(1) Population used in deriving the figures
refers to Singapore residents only
Source
Unless otherwise specified, all figures are from
OECD.Stat
website; accessed on 8.3.2012.
Figures for the mainland of China
-2000-2007 from
China Statistical Yearbook 2008
-2008-2009 from China
Statistical Yearbook 2010
Hong Kong SAR figures
-
2000-2005 from Hong
Kong Annual Digest of Statistics 2006
- 2006-2010 from Hong
Kong Annual Digest of Statistics 2011
Singapore figures
- 2000-2001 from Yearbook of Statistics Singapore,
2002
- 2002-2004 from Yearbook of Statistics Singapore,
2007
- 2005-2010 from Yearbook
of Statistics Singapore, 2011
Taiwan figures from Statistical
Yearbook of The Republic of China 2010, Edited
2011.
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