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Importance of Rural India vis-a-vis Indian Healthcare Reforms - Health Statistics

Health Statistics

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

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%)

Medical Consultants

Urban: 75%

Semi urban: 23%

Rural: 2%

Hospital Beds/1000

Rural: 0.19

Urban: 2.20

Source: Indian Academy of Science


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