asked the Minister for Health the number of acute beds per 1,000 persons in each country of the European Community.
Written Answers. - Hospital Statistics.
62.
The following are the numbers of hospital beds per 1,000 population in EC countries in 1982, the latest year for which comparative figures are available.
|
Country |
Hospital beds per 1,000 population, 1982. |
|
Belgium |
9.4 |
|
Denmark |
8.2 |
|
Germany |
11.5 |
|
Greece |
6.2 |
|
France |
12.1 |
|
Ireland |
9.5 |
|
Italy |
9.8 |
|
Luxembourg |
11.8 |
|
Netherlands |
8.3 |
|
United Kingdom |
8.2(1979) |
|
Spain |
5.5 |
|
Portugal |
5.3 |
The figures are derived from EC statistics and include beds in psychiatric hospitals.