{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ch-hospital-beds-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-hospital-beds-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-hospital-beds-per-100k/","title":"Switzerland Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Switzerland's Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants: 419.6 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, -3.9% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_BDS1), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Switzerland","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Switzerland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Switzerland Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_BDS1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Switzerland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Switzerland (2024)","value":"419.6","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-3.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-3.9%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Switzerland Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":553.92},{"period":"2006","value":539.11},{"period":"2007","value":536.01},{"period":"2008","value":521.1},{"period":"2009","value":510.43},{"period":"2010","value":519.14},{"period":"2011","value":504.74},{"period":"2012","value":497.48},{"period":"2013","value":484.98},{"period":"2014","value":473.39},{"period":"2015","value":473},{"period":"2016","value":468.8},{"period":"2017","value":465.34},{"period":"2018","value":462.76},{"period":"2019","value":459.34},{"period":"2020","value":448.07},{"period":"2021","value":443.35},{"period":"2022","value":442.07},{"period":"2023","value":436.64},{"period":"2024","value":419.59}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"419.6","yoyChange":"-3.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"436.6","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"442.1","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"443.4","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"448.1","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"459.3","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"462.8","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"465.3","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"468.8","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"473.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"473.4","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"485.0","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"497.5","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"504.7","yoyChange":"-2.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"519.1","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"510.4","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"521.1","yoyChange":"-2.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"536.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2006","value":"539.1","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"553.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants in Switzerland from 2005 to present. Show the long-run trend of capacity reduction and COVID-19 pressure. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 553.9 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 419.6 in 2024. The latest reading of 419.6 in 2024 represents a change of -17."}]}