Hospital beds in Czechia 2000-2021

Since 2000, the number of hospital beds in Czechia has generally declined. There were approximately 69.9 thousand beds in Czechia in 2021, a slight decrease from the preceding year.

Healthcare workers in Czechia

Although the number of healthcare beds in Czechia has been decreasing since 2000, the number of personnel working has increased. The number of hospital workers in Czechia has reached nearly 170 thousand by 2021. In addition, the number of practicing nurses amounted to roughly 94 thousand in 2021 in Czechia. 

Spending indicators on health

Czechia’s expenditure on healthcare was 9.2 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020. In comparison to other European countries, Czechia ranked quite low on the share of GDP spent on health care. Germany had the highest share of expenditure on health, spending 12.7 percent of its GDP in this year.