Key Highlights of the study:
- India has 20.6 health workers per 10,000 people.
- While it is less than the World health Organisation’s minimum threshold of 22.8, the numbers have increased from 19 health workers per 10000 people in 2012.
- The distribution of health workers is uneven between urban and rural areas. Rural areas with nearly 71% of India's population have only 36% of health workers.
- Delhi has the highest concentration of health workers followed by Kerala, Punjab, and Haryana.
- The uneven distribution of health workers is seen in private and public health sector too — more than 80% of doctors and 70% of nurses and midwives are employed in the private sector.
