Health Statistics in India




  1. Area Health Expenditure % GDP Doctors per 1000 Hospital beds/1000
    India 0.8 0.47 0.8
    World 2.6 1.5 3.3
    Developed Countries 6.1 2.8 7.2




  2. No. of patients visiting a district hospital in a day: 1500

    No. of District hospitals in India: 600

    No. of patients needing specialists consultation: 36000 (4%)


  3. Medical Consultants

  4. Urban: 75%

    Semi urban: 23%

    Rural: 2%


  5. Hospital Beds/1000

  6. Rural: 0.19

    Urban: 2.20

    Source (s): Indian Academy of Science

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