Chile Hospital Beds
Hospital beds per 1,000 people SH.MED.BEDS.ZS
Chile's hospital beds was 1.89 in 2025, ranked 80th globally. This represents a 2.6% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1960–2025.
Overview
Chile's hospital beds stood at 1.89 in 2025, a decline of +0.05 from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 1.89 by 2025. Chile ranked 80th globally.
Chile’s hospital‑bed stock has contracted sharply over the past six decades, falling from an all‑time peak of 3.78 beds per 1,000 people in 1970 to a trough of 1.89 in 2025, the latest figure reported by the World Bank and placing the country 80th in global rankings. The decline represents a 50 % reduction in capacity relative to the 1960 level of 3.67, and it has persisted despite a 32‑year period of health‑system reforms aimed at efficiency and cost containment. By contrast, Malaysia, a peer with a comparable rank, maintains 1.99 beds per 1,000, suggesting that Chile’s contraction is more pronounced than in some regional counterparts. The downward trajectory reflects broader trends of outpatient care expansion, demographic shifts, and fiscal pressures on public hospitals. If Chile invests in expanding inpatient infrastructure or revises financing mechanisms, the current trend could be reversed, potentially stabilising or modestly increasing bed availability in the coming years.
Data & projection
| Year | Hospital Beds | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 1.87 | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 1.89 | - | - |
| 2025 | 1.89 | −0.05 | #80 |
| 2023 | 1.94 | −0.01 | #49 |
| 2022 | 1.95 | −0.03 | #78 |
| 2021 | 1.98 | −0.04 | #84 |
| 2020 | 2.02 | +0.00 | #85 |
| 2019 | 2.02 | −0.03 | #85 |
| 2018 | 2.05 | −0.04 | #84 |
| 2017 | 2.09 | −0.02 | #85 |
| 2016 | 2.11 | −0.02 | #84 |
| 2015 | 2.13 | +0.02 | #85 |
| 2014 | 2.11 | −0.05 | #86 |
| 2013 | 2.16 | +0.00 | #87 |
| 2012 | 2.16 | −0.05 | #86 |
| 2011 | 2.21 | +0.18 | #81 |
| 2010 | 2.03 | −0.22 | #88 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Chile matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2010. Historically, 71% of countries showing this pattern (546 out of 768) saw hospital beds improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Chile's hospital beds was 1.89 in 2025. Ranked 80th globally. This represents a 2.6% decrease from the previous year.
Chile's hospital beds peaked at 3.78 in 1970.
The lowest hospital beds in Chile was 1.89 in 2025.
Chile ranks 80th globally in hospital beds as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.MED.BEDS.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Chile's hospital beds is projected to reach 1.89 by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The hospital beds of Chile in 2025 was 1.89. This ranks 80th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_chile_hospital-beds,
title = {Chile Hospital Beds},
url = {https://historysaid.com/chile/hospital-beds/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}