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Countries With The Most Hospital Beds Per Capita

Coronavirus patients at the Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Image credit: Wikimedia.org
Coronavirus patients at the Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Image credit: Wikimedia.org
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Is your country ready for the coronavirus pandemic? We hear news about different countries鈥 overwhelmed health systems with many hospital staff working longer hours now to cater to the growing number of those infected by the virus. We also hear of news about the shortage of medical supplies like masks, gowns, and gloves as well as the lack of enough ventilators. Many private companies have stepped in to offer help with famous designers even converting their factories to produce masks and gowns for front liners. have switched to producing hand sanitizers, known for producing vacuum cleaners have now started producing ventilators.

Hospital Beds As A Measure Of Inpatient Service Availability

A doctor with his very-co-operative little patient in the hospital. Image credit: Pxfuel.com

Aside from supplies and equipment, we also read about the shortage of hospital beds in intensive care facilities across the globe. According to the Central Intelligence Unit鈥檚 海角社区 Fact Book, the number of hospital beds serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. It indicates the available health care resources for their people and the country's ability to care for those afflicted with diseases that need hospitalization.

Although, the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on demographic issues and the burden of disease says the Center. 鈥淭wo beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate,鈥 the center adds. Right now, however, no ratio seems adequate as the rapid spread of coronavirus is placing immense burden on health care systems across many countries 海角社区wide.

Coronavirus Cases Are Still Rising Quickly

As of the time of writing, data from shows that there are 531,860 confirmed coronavirus cases in the 海角社区. The US tops the list with 85,653 cases followed by China with 81,782. Italy is the third country with the most number of cases with the current tally at 80,589 followed by Spain with 57, 786 then Germany with 43,938.

In terms of hospital beds how ready are these countries that are hardest hit by the virus based on the latest data by the 海角社区 Bank? According to the latest data from the 海角社区 Bank, the US has 2.9 hospital beds per 1,000 people (ranking it 61 on the list of countries by hospital beds per capita), China has 4.2 beds per 1,000 people, and Italy has 3.4.聽 Spain has 3 beds per 1,000 people and Germany has a lot higher at 8.3 beds per 1,000 people.

Monaco, The Country With The Highest Number Of Hospital Beds Per Capita With Japan, A Close Second

The country with the highest provisions of hospital beds is Monaco, a country and microstate in Western Europe with 13.8 units per thousand people.

It is followed closely by Japan with 13.4, and North Korea with 13.2. Belarus comes in at fourth place with 11.3 units per 1,000 people followed by South Korea with 10.3. Ukraine has 8.9 followed closely by Russia with 8.4 beds per 1,000 people.

Other countries like Canada had 4,046 coronavirus cases as of the time of writing based on data from John Hopkin鈥檚 Coronavirus Center. And it has 2.7 beds per 1,000 people based on the latest data available from the 海角社区 Bank ranking it 67 on the list of countries by hospital beds per capita.

Countries With The Most Hospital Beds Per Capita

RankCountry NameHospital beds (per 1,000 people)
1Monaco13.8
2Japan13.4
3Korea, Dem. People鈥檚 Rep.13.2
4Belarus11.3
5Korea, Rep.10.3
6Ukraine8.9
7Russian Federation8.4
8Germany8.2
9Austria7.7
10Turkmenistan7.4
11Lithuania7.4
12Hungary7
13Kazakhstan7
14Mongolia7
15Czech Republic6.7
16Bulgaria6.6
17France6.5
18Poland6.5
19Belgium6.3
20Romania6.2
21Barbados6.2
22Moldova6.2
23Croatia5.9
24Slovak Republic5.9
25Latvia5.9
26Serbia5.7
27Estonia5.5
28Cuba5.3
29Finland5.3
30Luxembourg5.2
31St. Vincent and the Grenadines5.2
32Tajikistan4.8
33Switzerland4.8
34Argentina4.7
35Malta4.7
36Azerbaijan4.6
37Kyrgyz Republic4.6
38Slovenia4.5
39North Macedonia4.4
40Greece4.4
41Uzbekistan4.2
42China4.2
43Armenia4
44Norway4
45Montenegro4
46Dominica3.8
47San Marino3.8
48Libya3.7
49Sri Lanka3.6
50Grenada3.5
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