Number of hospital beds fell 0.339% to 30,911 beds in Slovakia in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of hospital beds in Slovakia reached an all time high of 44,700 beds in 1996 and an all time low of 30,911 beds in 2021. When compared to Slovakia's main peers, number of hospital beds in Austria amounted to 61,927 beds, 69,917 beds in Czechia, 65,887 beds in Hungary and 236,743 beds in Poland in 2021.
Slovakia has been ranked 26th within the group of 40 countries we follow in terms of number of hospital beds, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Hospital Beds | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | beds | 65,138 | 64,838 | 64,805 | 64,285 | 63,838 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | beds | 70,794 | 70,903 | 70,698 | 70,837 | 70,711 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | beds | 664,364 | 663,941 | 661,448 | 661,880 | 657,662 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | beds | 68,843 | 68,713 | 68,702 | 67,947 | 67,494 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | beds | 194,065 | 192,315 | 192,548 | 189,753 | 188,909 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | beds | ... | ... | 252,029 | 252,136 | 251,537 | 248,239 | 234,417 | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | beds | 1,222,009 | 1,197,247 | 1,182,693 | 1,172,768 | 1,173,568 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | beds | 31,172 | 31,412 | 31,659 | 31,026 | 31,422 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | beds | 39,176 | 39,254 | 39,330 | 39,401 | 39,390 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | beds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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