1960–2023
Indicator comparison
Hospital beds and physicians per 1,000 people from the World Bank.
Hospital beds Hospital beds measure physical healthcare capacity, whereas physicians Physicians reflect available medical personnel.
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Hospital beds per 1,000 people from the World Bank. Reflects physical bed capacity rather than overall health outcomes.
Practising physicians per 1,000 population from the World Bank and WHO. Reflects medical staff availability rather than hospital beds Hospital beds.
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Hospital beds per 1,000 people from the World Bank. Reflects physical bed capacity rather than overall health outcomes.
Hospital beds per 1,000 people. World Bank.
Hospital beds per 1,000 population from the World Bank, measuring inpatient capacity. See also: Life expectancy at birth.
More beds is not a longer life. Read with Health expenditure.
Longseries, “Hospital beds”. World Bank Open Data (SH.MED.BEDS.ZS), 1960–2023, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: afcf741ba1ba88f7de85c8768a5d7a2e7d3c4f4dd0702cd173b8e4d0fbc39cb1. https://longseries.com/en/d/hospital-beds/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2022: highest — Japan; lowest — Sweden
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxJapan | 2022 | 12.6/1,00012.6/1,000→0/1,000 (−0.1%) |
| Germany | 2023 | 7.6/1,0007.6/1,000↓−0.1/1,000 (−1.2%) |
| Czechia | 2022 | 6.5/1,0006.5/1,000↓−0.1/1,000 (−1.7%) |
| Poland | 2022 | 6/1,0006/1,000↓−0.2/1,000 (−2.9%) |
| France | 2022 | 5.7/1,0005.7/1,000↓−0.1/1,000 (−2.1%) |
| China | 2023 | 5.6/1,0005.6/1,000↑+0.3/1,000 (+4.6%) |
| World | 2021 | 3.3/1,0003.3/1,000↑+0.2/1,000 (+5.2%) |
| Italy | 2022 | 3.1/1,0003.1/1,000→0/1,000 (−1.0%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
34 rows for Poland
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Poland
4.6→6.0
Poland: 4.6 (1960) → 6.0 (2022). Difference: +1.4 per 1,000 population. Peak value of 6.7 in 2003; lowest value of 4.6 in 1960.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Poland | 6/1,000 |
| 2021 | Poland | 6.2/1,000 |
| 2020 | Poland | 6.2/1,000 |
| 2019 | Poland | 6.1/1,000 |
| 2018 | Poland | 6.5/1,000 |
| 2017 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2016 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2015 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2014 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2013 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2012 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2011 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2010 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2009 | Poland | 6.7/1,000 |
| 2008 | Poland | 6.6/1,000 |
| 2007 | Poland | 6.4/1,000 |
| 2006 | Poland | 6.5/1,000 |
| 2005 | Poland | 6.5/1,000 |
| 2004 | Poland | 6.7/1,000 |
| 2003 | Poland | 6.7/1,000 |
Practising physicians per 1,000 population from the World Bank and WHO. Reflects medical staff availability rather than hospital beds Hospital beds.
Physicians per 1,000 people. WHO via the World Bank.
Physicians per 1,000 people from the World Bank. See also: Hospital beds.
Beds and doctors are two stocks. Pair: Hospital beds. Do not average.
Longseries, “Physicians”. World Bank Open Data (SH.MED.PHYS.ZS), 1960–2023, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 95451ad33249238d5f0e193eac673e33aaf2ad9e24e6e17117f4f1d9f05ce1ff. https://longseries.com/en/d/physicians/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2022: highest — Germany; lowest — Japan
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxGermany | 2022 | 4.5/1,0004.5/1,000→0/1,000 (+0.7%) |
| Sweden | 2021 | 4.4/1,0004.4/1,000↑+0.1/1,000 (+2.0%) |
| Czechia | 2022 | 4.4/1,0004.4/1,000↑+0.1/1,000 (+2.5%) |
| Spain | 2022 | 4.3/1,0004.3/1,000↓−0.2/1,000 (−3.7%) |
| Italy | 2022 | 4.2/1,0004.2/1,000↑+0.1/1,000 (+3.1%) |
| Poland | 2023 | 4/1,0004/1,000↑+0.6/1,000 (+17.7%) |
| Netherlands | 2022 | 3.9/1,0003.9/1,000→0/1,000 (0.0%) |
| United States | 2022 | 3.7/1,0003.7/1,000↑+0.1/1,000 (+3.0%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
62 rows for Poland
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Poland
1.0→4.0
Poland: 1.0 (1960) → 4.0 (2023). Difference: +3.0 per 1,000 population. Peak value of 4.0 in 2023; lowest value of 1.0 in 1960.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Poland | 4/1,000 |
| 2022 | Poland | 3.4/1,000 |
| 2021 | Poland | 3.4/1,000 |
| 2020 | Poland | 3.3/1,000 |
| 2019 | Poland | 3.3/1,000 |
| 2018 | Poland | 2.3/1,000 |
| 2017 | Poland | 2.4/1,000 |
| 2016 | Poland | 2.4/1,000 |
| 2015 | Poland | 2.3/1,000 |
| 2014 | Poland | 2.3/1,000 |
| 2013 | Poland | 2.2/1,000 |
| 2012 | Poland | 2.2/1,000 |
| 2011 | Poland | 2.2/1,000 |
| 2010 | Poland | 2.2/1,000 |
| 2009 | Poland | 2.2/1,000 |
| 2008 | Poland | 2.2/1,000 |
| 2007 | Poland | 2.2/1,000 |
| 2006 | Poland | 2.2/1,000 |
| 2005 | Poland | 2.1/1,000 |
| 2004 | Poland | 2.3/1,000 |