Brazil: Hospital beds
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| Brazil |
Hospital beds |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 527,671 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | hospital beds |
| Data availability | 1993 - 2021 |
| Average | 489,812 |
| Min - Max | 437,786 - 527,671 |
| Source | OECD |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2021 is 527671 hospital beds, an increase from 518900 hospital beds in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 101353 hospital beds, based on data from 9 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1993 to 2021 is 489812 hospital beds. The minimum value, 437786 hospital beds, was reached in 2003 while the maximum of 527671 hospital beds was recorded in 2021.
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| Recent values | Brazil: Hospital beds |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 527,671 |
| 2020 | 518,900 |
| 2019 | 474,131 |
| 2018 | 475,043 |
| 2017 | 478,990 |
| 2016 | 479,466 |
| 2015 | 482,949 |
| 2014 | 496,253 |
Definition: The total number of hospital beds in the country.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds | 527,671 | 2021 | hospital beds |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.47 | 2021 | hospital beds |
| Doctors per 1,000 people | 2.15 | 2021 | doctors per 1,000 people |
| Nurses per 1,000 people | 1.55 | 2021 | nurses per 1,000 people |
| Computed tomography scanners | 27.99 | 2021 | scanners per million people |
| Magnetic resonance imaging units | 14.52 | 2021 | MRI units per million people |