The rehabilitative care beds in hospitals in Sweden have been on a steady decline from 18.74 units per hundred thousand persons in 2013 to 11.29 units in 2023. With actual year-on-year reductions accelerating from -1.94% in 2019 to -7.91% in 2023, the trend indicates an overall compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of -6.68% over the last five years. The forecast points to a sharper decrease, with a projected five-year CAGR of -9.51%, suggesting that by 2028, the number of rehabilitative care beds will fall to 6.2 units per hundred thousand persons, reflecting a total drop of 39.33% from 2024 levels.
Key future trends to watch for include potential strategic shifts towards outpatient rehabilitation services, increased investment in technology and telehealth solutions, and potential policy changes focused on optimizing resource allocation in Swedish healthcare to better manage the declining number of rehabilitative care beds.
