The number of hospital beds in Sweden decreased during the period from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, there were 20.8 thousand hospital beds in Sweden. During these years, the majority of the hospital beds were in public sector-owned hospitals. In 2020, the public sector had two beds per thousand inhabitants, while the private sector had 0.2 beds per thousand inhabitants.
Sweden’s neighboring country Denmark basically followed the same pattern in the number of hospital beds. The hospital beds in Denmark generally decreased during the period, from almost 23 thousand beds in 2000 to around an estimated 14.7 thousand in 2021.
Number of hospital beds in Sweden from 2000 to 2021
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OECD. (May 7, 2024). Number of hospital beds in Sweden from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/557358/hospital-beds-in-sweden/
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