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Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.

Global rank#2out of 138 countries
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Historical trend

14.313.913.613.212.8201020142018Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · 2018: 13Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep. records 13 for Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in 2018, ranking #2 globally out of 138 countries.
  • Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) declined from 14 in 2010 to 13 in 2018, a decrease of 2.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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