Table 5

Health worker density (per 10 000 population) in states in India

StateDoctors*Health associates†Nurses and midwivesAll
Andhra Pradesh5.911.57.925.4
Assam1.81.08.011.3
Other north-east states‡6.77.810.625.1
Bihar3.317.52.022.9
Chhattisgarh18.33.510.732.4
Delhi34.413.419.567.3
Goa11.34.86.522.7
Gujarat5.87.426.539.8
Haryana16.818.39.044.1
Himachal Pradesh1.97.96.015.9
Jammu & Kashmir14.715.711.041.8
Jharkhand3.00.33.36.7
Karnataka17.18.010.035.1
Kerala14.513.438.266.0
Madhya Pradesh6.32.53.512.3
Maharashtra19.76.79.636.0
Odisha7.410.32.119.9
Punjab17.821.312.551.7
Rajasthan4.51.414.320.4
Tamilnadu8.68.715.232.6
Uttar Pradesh13.84.03.922.1
Uttarakhand11.66.918.737.2
West Bengal16.912.56.736.1
Union Territories§12.321.827.661.7
All India11.38.49.429.1
  • Source: authors’ estimates using unit-level data of National Sample Survey Organisation 2011–2012.

  • *Includes allopathic, AYUSH and dental practitioners.

  • †Includes health assistants, sanitarians, dietitians and nutritionists, optometrists and opticians, dental assistants, physiotherapy associates, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical assistants.

  • ‡Includes six north-east Indian states: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.

  • §Includes Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, and Lakshadweep.

  • AYUSH, indigenous Indian system of medicine comprising Ayurvedic, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy.