Hospital beds

In 2021, Italy's hospital beds decreased by 1.9% compared to 2020, reaching 312.4.

Italy accounts for 59.5% of the EU-27 total of 525.2.

Italy ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.8% (from 321.5 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00046, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.