
Commentary
Japan, Korea and Germany have a large number of hospital beds per population, which indicates a relatively good healthcare delivery system.
On the other hand, Indonesia, the Philippines, India and UAE have relatively poor healthcare delivery systems, with the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people being less than two.
The number of hospital beds is on the rise in China, Malaysia, Vietnam and UAE.
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In the WHO’s healthy life expectancy rankings, Singapore ranked first out of 198 countries (73.6 years), followed by Japan in second place (73.4 years).
Is healthy life expectancy the only health indicator? This article examines the characteristics of health awareness across Asian countries.
Do countries with high health awareness actually have longer healthy lifespans? Which countries have high health awareness?
・Health awareness in Asian countries
・Diet and exercise
Reference
Reference
The World Bank. World Development Indicators. “Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)”.
Retrieved May 14, 2025, from here

Commentary
Japan, Korea and Germany have a large number of hospital beds per population, which indicates a relatively good healthcare delivery system. On the other hand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, India and UAE have relatively poor healthcare delivery systems, with the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people being less than two. The number of hospital beds is on the rise in China, Korea, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
Reference
The World Bank. World Development Indicators. “Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)”. Retrieved September 17, 2019, from http://bit.ly/2kQGbjd.