The number of publicly owned hospital beds in Spain in 2022 was approximately 205 per hundred thousand inhabitants. This marks a significant increase with respect to the previous figures, which show a decreasing trend. These numbers reflect the impact of the pandemic on the provision of health services, resulting in hospital overload since the 2020 pandemic.
Number of publicly owned hospital beds by hospitals in Spain from 2011 to 2022
(per hundred thousand inhabitants)
Non-expenditure health care data provide information on institutions providing health care in countries, on resources used and on output produced in the framework of health care provision.
Total hospital beds (HP.1) are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. Total hospital beds are broken down as follows:
- Curative care (acute care) beds;
- Rehabilitative care beds;
- Long-term care beds (excluding psychiatric care beds);
- Other hospital beds.
The data for this statistic was taken from the Eurostat Database with the code HLTH_RS_BDS2.
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Eurostat. (August 1, 2024). Number of publicly owned hospital beds by hospitals in Spain from 2011 to 2022 (per hundred thousand inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297191/spain-public-owned-hospital-beds-per-hundred-thousand-inhabitants/
Eurostat. "Number of publicly owned hospital beds by hospitals in Spain from 2011 to 2022 (per hundred thousand inhabitants)." Chart. August 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297191/spain-public-owned-hospital-beds-per-hundred-thousand-inhabitants/
Eurostat. (2024). Number of publicly owned hospital beds by hospitals in Spain from 2011 to 2022 (per hundred thousand inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297191/spain-public-owned-hospital-beds-per-hundred-thousand-inhabitants/
Eurostat. "Number of Publicly Owned Hospital Beds by Hospitals in Spain from 2011 to 2022 (per Hundred Thousand Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297191/spain-public-owned-hospital-beds-per-hundred-thousand-inhabitants/
Eurostat, Number of publicly owned hospital beds by hospitals in Spain from 2011 to 2022 (per hundred thousand inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297191/spain-public-owned-hospital-beds-per-hundred-thousand-inhabitants/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of publicly owned hospital beds by hospitals in Spain from 2011 to 2022 (per hundred thousand inhabitants) [Graph], Eurostat, August 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297191/spain-public-owned-hospital-beds-per-hundred-thousand-inhabitants/
