The line graphs compare five countries in terms of hospital beds available per 1000 people and the proportions of patients who waited for less or more than 30 days for elective procedures (group 1 and group 2 respectively) between 2010 and 2018.
Overall, while the number of hospital beds was relative positively with group 1 and negatively with group 2 in almost country, the contrary trend happened to Australia. It is also noticeable that while Australia and Sweden accounted for the highest percentages of group 1, Canada recorded for the highest number of hospital beds during almost the period shown .
Regarding the number of hospital beds, in 2010, Mexico had only 2 beds per 1000 people, lower than other countries, at between about 4 and 5 beds. Then, the figures for Canada, Australia, the UK declined gradually to between 3 and 4 beds in 2018 while Mexico and Sweden saw an increase to 3 and 4.5 beds respectively.
As for the proportion of group 1, in 2010, Australia and Sweden accounted for around 70%, higher than the UK, Canada and Mexico, at roughly 60%, 55% and 45% respectively. In 2018, the figures for Australia, Sweden and Mexico rose slightly to at around 79%, 83% and 60% respectively, while others decreased to around 40%. The opposite development occurred to group 2.
