Indicator

Latest available data

Year

Source

Remarks

Total population (in millions)

129.6

2000

1

Population density (persons per sq km)

878^a

2000

1

Sex ratio (males per 100 females)

105

1996

2

Population under 15 years (%)

40.0

1996

2

Population 60 years and above (%)

5.9

1996

2

Crude birth rate (per 1000 population)

19.9

1998

1

Crude death rate (per 1000 population)

4.8

1998

1

Annual population growth rate (%)

1.51

1998

1

Total fertility rate (per woman)

3.3

1997-1999

4

Urban population (%)

20.1

1991

1

Gross domestic product per capita (US$)

373

2000

3

Adult literacy rate (%): Male
Female

Median number of years of schooling:

Male

Female

71.9
62.2

2.6
1.2

1999-00
1999-00

1999-00
1999-00

4
4

4
4

For population 6 years and above

Prevalence of low birth weight (weight <2500 grams at birth) (%)

19.5

1999-00

4

Prevalence of underweight (weight-for-age) in children <5 years of age (%)
 

Prevalence of stunting (height-for-age) in children <5 years of age (%)

47.7

44.7

1994-99

1994-99

4

4

<- 2SD from NCHS median

Population with safe drinking Total
water available in the home or Urban
with reasonable access (%) Rural

97.3
99.2

96.7

1999-00

1999-00

1999-00

4
4

4

Population with adequate excreta Total
disposal facilities available (%) Urban

Rural

54.1

74.6

49.3

1999-00

1999-00

1999-00

4
4

4

Facilities

Number of hospital beds

43,293

1999

2

Population per hospital bed

3,063

1999

2

Hospital beds per 10,000 population

3.34^c

1999

2

Number of thana health complexes

460

1999

2

Number of Union Sub-Centres (USC)

1,362

1999

2

Number of Community Clinics (CC)

3,315

2001

2

Human resources

Number of registered physicians

29,746

2000

2

Population per physician

4,521

2000

2

Physicians per 10,000 population

2.29^c

2000

2

Number of registered nurses

16,972

1999

2

Number of registered midwifes

14,915

1997

2

Physician to Nurse ratio

2 to1

1997

2

Budgetary resources

Total Expenditure on Health (THE) as % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

3.8 %

1998

5

Public Expenditure on Health (PHE) as % of Total Expenditure on Health (THE)

36.5 %

1998

5

Private Expenditure on Health (PvtHE) as % of Total Expenditure on Health (THE)

63.5 %

1998

5

Public Expenditure on Health (PHE) as % of General Government Expenditure (GGE)

6.9 %

1998

5

Social Security Expenditure on Health (SSHE) as % of Public Expenditure on Health (PHE)

0.0

1998

5

Tax funded Health Expenditure (TaxFHE) as % of Public Expenditure on Health (PHE)

89.0

1998

5

External Resources for Health (Ext Res HE) as % of Public Expenditure on Health (PHE)

11.0 %

1998

5

Private Insurance for Health Risks (Pvt ins HE) as % of Private Expenditure on Health (PvtHE)

0.0

1998

5

Out-of-Pocket Spending on Health (OOPS) as % of Private Expenditure on Health (PvtHE)

93.9 %

1998

5

Per capita Total Expenditure on Health (THE) at official Exchange rate (X-Rate per US$)

12

1998

5

Per capita Public Expenditure on Health (PHE) at official Exchange rate (X-Rate per US$)

4

1998

5

Per capita Total Expenditure on Health (THE) in international dollars (int�l $)

42

1998

5

Per capita Public Expenditure on Health (PHE) in international dollars (int�l $)

16

1998

5

Pregnant women attended by trained personnel during pregnancy (%)

33.7

1994-99

4

Deliveries attended by trained personnel (%)

21.8

1994-99

4

Women of childbearing age using family planning (%)

53.8

1999-00

4

43.4% modern methods

Eligible population (i.e. infants reaching their first birthday) that has been fully immunized according to national immunization policies

52.8

1999-00

4

Infants reaching their first birthday that have been fully immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (%)

70.2

1999-00

4

Infants reaching their first birthday that have been fully immunized against poliomyelitis (%)

69.1

1999-00

4

Infants reaching their first birthday that have been fully immunized against measles (%)

62.1

1999-00

4

Infants reaching their first birthday that have been fully immunized against tuberculosis (%)

90.0

1999-00

4

Women that have been immunized with tetanus toxoid (TT) during pregnancy (%)

63.7

1994-99

4

Life expectancy at birth (years): Total
Male
Female

60.8
60.7
60.5

1998
1998
1998

1
1
1

SRS^b

SRS^b

Infant mortality rate
(per 1000 live births)

57.0

1998

2

Under-five mortality rate
(per 1000 live births)

82.35

1998

2

Maternal mortality ratio
(per 1000 live births)

3.0

1998

2