The number of hospital beds in Sweden decreased during the period from 2000 to 2016. During these years, the majority of the hospital beds were in public sector-owned hospitals. In 2016, the public sector had 2.1 beds per thousand inhabitants, while the private sector had 0.2 beds per thousand inhabitants.
Public and private hospital beds
The number of hospital beds in the public sector increased during the period from 2007 to 2017, and in 2017 there were 2 beds per thousand inhabitants. The number of private hospital beds increased in the second half of the period and reached 0.2 beds per thousand inhabitants from 2012 to 2017.
Hospital beds in Denmark showed similar trend
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 12 thousand in 2017.
Public and private hospital beds
The number of hospital beds in the public sector increased during the period from 2007 to 2017, and in 2017 there were 2 beds per thousand inhabitants. The number of private hospital beds increased in the second half of the period and reached 0.2 beds per thousand inhabitants from 2012 to 2017.
Hospital beds in Denmark showed similar trend
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 12 thousand in 2017.
