Number of mental health hospital beds in Africa 2017-2020

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Doris Dokua Sasu,
Jun 30, 2024
A survey conducted in 2020 revealed that the number of care beds in mental hospitals in Africa amounted to 3.7 per 100,000 population. In 2017, the count was measured at two hospital beds per 100,000 population. Usually, nurses constitute the majority of health workers in mental hospitals in the continent.

Number of mental health hospital beds in Africa in 2017 and 2020 (per 100,000 population)

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October 2021

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2017 and 2020

Number of respondents

See supplementary notes

Special properties

WHO region; inpatient facilities

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Number of respondents in 2017: 27 African countries.
Number of respondents in 2020: 23 African countries.

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