Country NameSeries Name 2000 [YR202001 [YR202002 [YR20

Afghanistan Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..

Afghanistan Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Afghanistan Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Afghanistan Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 0.3 0.4 0.4
Afghanistan Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Afghanistan Physicians (per 1,000 people) .. 0.1957 ..
Bangladesh Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Bangladesh Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Bangladesh Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Bangladesh Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) .. 0.3 0.34
Bangladesh Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Bangladesh Physicians (per 1,000 people) .. 0.2423 ..
Bhutan Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Bhutan Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Bhutan Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Bhutan Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) .. 1.6 1.6
Bhutan Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Bhutan Physicians (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
India Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
India Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
India Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
India Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) .. .. 0.69
India Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) 1.1693 1.1856 ..
India Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.5276 0.5386 0.557
Maldives Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Maldives Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Maldives Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Maldives Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 1.7 .. 2.26
Maldives Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Maldives Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.777 .. ..
Myanmar Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Myanmar Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Myanmar Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Myanmar Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 0.7 .. 0.63
Myanmar Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Myanmar Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.302 .. ..
Nepal Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Nepal Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Nepal Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Nepal Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) .. 0.2 0.15
Nepal Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Nepal Physicians (per 1,000 people) .. 0.052 ..
Pakistan Community health workers (per 1,000 people) 0.039 0.04 ..
Pakistan Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Pakistan Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Pakistan Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 0.7 0.7 0.7
Pakistan Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) 0.4335 0.443 ..
Pakistan Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.6629 0.6797 ..
Sri Lanka Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
Sri Lanka Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Sri Lanka Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
Sri Lanka Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2.9 3 3.1
Sri Lanka Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) 1.1916 0.8352 1.0624
Sri Lanka Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.424 0.4433 ..
South Asia Community health workers (per 1,000 people) .. .. ..
South Asia Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
South Asia Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) .. .. ..
South Asia Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) .. .. 0.677651
South Asia Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) 1.083632 .. ..
South Asia Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.500566 .. ..

Data from database: World Development Indicators

Last Updated: 04/09/2020
2003 [YR202004 [YR202005 [YR202006 [YR202007 [YR202008 [YR202009 [YR202010 [YR202011 [YR202012 [YR20
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
.. .. 0.5955 0.4492 0.5046 0.5049 0.6162 .. .. ..
.. .. .. 0.163 0.1774 0.1771 0.2156 0.2396 0.2553 0.245
.. 0.151 0.147 .. .. .. .. .. 0.393 0.476
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 ..
.. .. 0.3 .. .. .. .. .. 0.6 ..
0.267 .. 0.2752 0.2754 0.1576 0.1574 0.1662 0.1775 0.1874 0.2005
0.2631 0.2723 0.299 0.307 0.3193 0.3317 0.3438 0.3526 0.3724 0.3879
.. 0.732 .. .. 0.728 0.129 .. .. .. 0.909
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. 1.7 .. .. .. .. 1.8 1.7
.. 0.8043 .. .. 0.7933 0.9501 .. 0.241 .. 0.9774
.. 0.1843 .. .. 0.2096 0.2439 .. 0.023 .. 0.2576
0.627 0.621 0.627 0.614 0.614 0.63 0.62 0.578 0.504 ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
0.9 .. 0.9 .. .. .. .. .. 0.7 ..
1.2481 1.2631 1.2947 .. 1.3329 1.3801 1.4021 1.5394 1.7035 1.1132
0.5644 0.5735 0.5776 0.5869 0.6002 0.6154 0.6237 0.6634 0.7394 0.6997
.. 1.717 .. .. 1.515 .. 1.57 1.777 .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2.3 .. 2.6 .. .. .. 4.3 .. .. ..
.. 2.8544 .. .. 4.579 .. 5.2073 5.1248 .. ..
.. 0.9729 .. .. 1.6424 .. 1.4838 1.4403 .. ..
.. 0.999 0.077 0.08 0.082 0.082 0.193 0.193 0.194 0.195
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. 0.6 .. .. .. .. .. 0.9
.. .. 0.7533 0.7939 0.816 0.8372 0.8693 0.9012 0.9292 0.9585
.. 0.3701 0.3833 0.4197 0.4433 0.4792 0.4927 0.5271 0.5554 0.5851
.. 0.684 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 209 ..
.. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 0.3
.. 0.4672 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.5599
.. 0.2127 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.5036
.. .. .. .. .. 0.061 0.064 0.068 0.073 ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.29
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
0.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
.. 0.476 .. .. .. 0.5556 0.5719 0.5886 0.446 ..
.. 0.7713 0.8209 .. 0.7975 0.8187 0.8354 0.8496 0.8748 ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. 3.1 .. .. .. .. .. 3.5 .. 3.6
.. 1.7155 1.4092 1.6737 2.0533 1.5072 1.559 1.751 .. ..
.. 0.5409 0.5223 0.5226 0.5564 0.6256 0.6843 0.7262 .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.513904 ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
0.867379 .. 0.813257 .. .. .. .. .. 0.674262 ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2013 [YR202014 [YR202015 [YR202016 [YR202017 [YR2017]
.. .. .. .. ..
.. 0.03 .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
0.5 0.5 0.5 .. ..
.. 0.32 .. .. ..
0.2894 0.3039 0.2907 0.284 ..
.. .. .. .. ..
2.93 3.02 .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. 0.6 0.8 .. ..
0.1937 0.2481 0.2665 0.2559 0.3067
0.4089 0.4737 0.4709 0.4822 0.5268
0.155 0.178 0.19 0.069 ..
.. 2.87 .. .. ..
.. .. 2639 .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
1.0444 1.2325 1.3589 1.4151 1.5094
0.2654 0.3142 0.3188 0.3748 0.3715
.. .. .. 0.581 ..
.. 6.82 .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
1.2218 1.3757 .. 2.0981 2.1071
0.7182 0.7256 .. 0.7592 0.7776
.. 1.424 .. .. ..
.. 4.83 .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. 5.7227 7.1463 3.9504 ..
.. 1.8863 3.1381 1.0379 ..
.. .. .. .. ..
2.42 .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. 0.3824 1.0375 0.9794
.. .. .. 0.6214 0.864
.. .. .. .. ..
.. 2.96 .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
1.8014 2.03 .. .. 2.6854
0.5425 0.5951 .. .. 0.6507
.. .. 0.087 .. ..
.. 5.53 .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
0.6 0.6 .. .. ..
.. 0.604 0.5004 .. ..
.. 0.806 0.9753 .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. 3.03 2.78 .. ..
.. .. 4943 .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
2.0085 .. 2.487 2.1155 ..
1.0869 .. 0.9746 1.0578 0.958
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. 6.079943 .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. 1.737239 .. ..
.. .. 0.768128 .. ..
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Myanmar Nepal
2000 0.30 1.70 0.70
2001 0.40 0.30 1.60 0.20
2002 0.40 0.34 1.60 0.69 2.26 0.63 0.15
2003 0.40 0.90 2.30
2004 0.40
2005 0.40 0.30 0.90 2.60
2006 0.40 1.70 0.60 5.00
2007 0.40
2008 0.40
2009 0.40 4.30
2010 0.40
2011 0.40 0.60 1.80 0.70
2012 0.50 1.70 0.90 0.30
2013 0.50
2014 0.50 0.60
2015 0.50 0.80
Pakistan Sri Lanka South Asia Indicator Na Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
0.70 2.90 Long definiti Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, priv
0.70 3.00 Source Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemente
0.70 3.10 0.68
0.70 0.87
0.70 3.10
0.70 0.81
Hosp
1.30
1.00
0.60
0.60
0.60 3.50
0.60 0.67
0.60 3.60
0.60
0.60
per 1,000 people

Afgh an i st an B an g l ad esh Bh u t an India

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

ent beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and ch
alth Organization, supplemented by country data.

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Bh u t an India Mal d i ves Myan m ar N ep al P aki st an Sri L anka So u t h Asi a

0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
ases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.

Sri L anka So u t h Asi a

015
Community health workers (per 1,000 people)
Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Myanmar Nepal
2000
2001
2002
2003 0.63
2004 0.15 0.73 0.62 1.72 1.00 0.68
2005 0.15 0.63 0.08
2006 0.61 0.08
2007 0.73 0.61 1.52 0.08
2008 0.13 0.63 0.08
2009 0.62 1.57 0.19
2010 0.58 1.78 0.19
2011 0.39 0.50 0.19
2012 0.48 0.91 0.20
2013 0.16
2014 0.18 1.42
2015 0.19
2016 0.07 0.58
Pakistan Sri Lanka South Asia Indicator Na Community health workers (per 1,000 people)
0.04 Definition Community health workers include various types of commu
0.04 Source World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statis

Community health

0.06
0.06
0.07
0.07 0.51

0.09
per 1,000 people

Afgh an i st an B an g l ad esh Bhut an India M

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2

(per 1,000 people)
include various types of community health aides, many with country-specific occupational titles such as community health officers, comm
Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.

Community health workers (per 1,000 people)

Bhut an India Mal d i ves Myan m ar Nep al P aki st an Sri L anka So u t h Asi a

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
mmunity health officers, community health-education workers, family health workers, lady health visitors and health extension package w

t h Asi a
and health extension package workers.
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Myanmar Nepal
2000 1.17
2001 1.19
2002
2003 0.27 1.25
2004 0.80 1.26 2.85 0.47
2005 0.60 0.28 1.29 0.75
2006 0.45 0.28 0.79
2007 0.50 0.16 0.79 1.33 4.58 0.82
2008 0.50 0.16 0.95 1.38 0.84
2009 0.62 0.17 1.40 5.21 0.87
2010 0.18 0.24 1.54 5.12 0.90
2011 0.19 1.70 0.93
2012 0.20 0.98 1.11 0.96 1.56
2013 0.19 1.04 1.22 1.80
2014 0.32 0.25 1.23 1.38 5.72 2.03
2015 0.27 1.36 7.15 0.38
2016 0.26 1.42 2.10 3.95 1.04
2017 0.31 1.51 2.11 0.98 2.69
Pakistan Sri Lanka South Asia Indicator Name Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
0.43 1.19 1.08 Definition Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, profes
0.44 0.84 Source World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce St
1.06

0.48 1.72
1.41
1.67
2.05 Nurses and midwives (p
0.56 1.51
0.57 1.56
0.59 1.75
0.45

2.01
0.60
0.50 2.49 1.74
per 1,000 people

2.12

Afgh an i st an B an gl ad esh Bhut an India Mal d i ves

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20

,000 people)
e professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated
Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.

s and midwives (per 1,000 people)

India Mal d i ves Myan m ar N ep al P aki st an Sr i L an ka So u t h Asi a

05 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
d midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Myanmar Nepal
2000 0.53 0.78 0.30
2001 0.20 0.24 0.54 0.05
2002 0.56
2003 0.26 0.56
2004 0.27 0.18 0.57 0.97 0.37 0.21
2005 0.30 0.58 0.38
2006 0.16 0.31 0.59 0.42
2007 0.18 0.32 0.21 0.60 1.64 0.44
2008 0.18 0.33 0.24 0.62 0.48
2009 0.22 0.34 0.62 1.48 0.49
2010 0.24 0.35 0.02 0.66 1.44 0.53
2011 0.26 0.37 0.74 0.56
2012 0.25 0.39 0.26 0.70 0.59 0.50
2013 0.29 0.41 0.27 0.72 0.54
2014 0.30 0.47 0.31 0.73 1.89 0.60
2015 0.29 0.47 0.32 3.14
2016 0.28 0.48 0.37 0.76 1.04 0.62
2017 0.53 0.37 0.78 0.86 0.65
Pakistan Sri Lanka South Asia Indicator Na Physicians (per 1,000 people)
0.66 0.42 0.50 Long definiti Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitio
0.68 0.44 Source World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statis

0.77 0.54
0.82 0.52
Physicians (per 1,000
0.52
0.80 0.56
0.82 0.63
0.84 0.68
0.85 0.73
0.87

1.09
0.81
per 1,000 people
0.98 0.97 0.77
1.06
0.96

an h n ia es ar
t es ta d iv m
is ad hu In d n
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A B

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
t and specialist medical practitioners.
Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.

ysicians (per 1,000 people)

ia es ar al an ka si
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In d n N is La
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M M P Sr u
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01 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

10 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population)
Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Myanmar Nepal
2013 2.93 2.42
2014 0.03 3.02 2.87 6.82 4.83 2.96
2015
Pakistan Sri Lanka South Asia Indicator Na Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population)
Long definiti Specialist surgical workforce is the number of specialist surg
5.53 3.03 Source Data collected by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery
2.78 6.07994297

Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,0

populati on)

per 100,000 population

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is ad hu In d an N ki
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2013 2014 2015

e (per 100,000 population)
e is the number of specialist surgical, anaesthetic, and obstetric (SAO) providers who are working in each country per 100,000 population.
t Commission on Global Surgery (www.lancetglobalsurgery.org); Data collected by WHO Collaborating Centre for Surgery and Public Health

rkforce (per 100,000

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So

014 2015
ountry per 100,000 population.
tre for Surgery and Public Health at Lund University from various sources including Ministries of Health or equivalent national regulatory b
equivalent national regulatory bodies, national official entities such as medical councils, Eurostat, OECD, WHO Euro Health For All Databas
HO Euro Health For All Database, WHO EURO Technical resources for health Database; BMJ Glob Health.
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Indicator Name
Community health workers (per 1,000 people)
Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population)
Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population)
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Long definition
Community health workers include various types of community he
Specialist surgical workforce is the number of specialist surgic
The number of procedures undertaken in an operating theatre per
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private
Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional m
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioner
Source
World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistic
Data collected by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (www
The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (www.lancetglobalsur
Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemented by
World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistic
World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistic
Topic
Health: Health systems
Health: Health systems
Health: Health systems
Health: Health systems
Health: Health systems
Health: Health systems
Periodicity
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Aggregation method
Weighted average
Weighted average
Weighted average
Weighted average
Weighted average
Weighted average
Statistical concept and methodology
Data on health worker (physicians, nurses and midwives, and community health workers) density show the availability of med

Availability and use of health services, such as hospital beds per 1,000 people, reflect both demand- and supply-side factors. In
Data on health worker (physicians, nurses and midwives, and community health workers) density show the availability of med
Data on health worker (physicians, nurses and midwives, and community health workers) density show the availability of med
 Development relevance
The WHO estimates that at least 2.5 medical staff (physicians

ital beds per 1,000 people, reflect both demand- and supply-side factors. In the absence of a consistent definition this is a crude indicator
The WHO estimates that at least 2.5 medical staff (physicians
The WHO estimates that at least 2.5 medical staff (physicians
Limitations and exceptions
The WHO compiles data from household and labor force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. Data comparability is

Depending on the source and means of monitoring, data may not

The WHO compiles data from household and labor force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. Data comparability is
The WHO compiles data from household and labor force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. Data comparability is
 Notes from original source
force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. Data comparability is limit

Depending on the source and means of monitoring, data may not

force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. Data comparability is limit
force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. Data comparability is limit
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