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Healthcare infrastructure –a priority for India
The adequacy of healthcare infrastructure is a critical measure of a country's quality of care. For India, which accounts fornearly a fifth of the world's population, there are significant gaps in this area, particularly in hospital bed ... availability. National Bed Density:India has a national average of16 beds per 10,000 people as of fiscal 2025. Regional Disparity:There is a notable disparity in healthcare access, with areas outside of metropolitan cities aving a lower density of approximately14 beds per 10,000 people as of fiscal 2025. India's healthcare infrastructure lags significantly behind both the global average and that of other developing nations. Thedata clearly shows that India's bed density per 10,000 population (16) is less than half the global average (33) and is considerably lower than that of peer countries like Brazil (25), Thailand (24), and Vietnam (25). India's healthcare workforce density is an area that needs improvement as well. As of 2022, the country had 10 physicians and 26 nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 population compared with the global median of 17 physicians and 37 nursing personnel. Countries such as Brazil (24 physicians, 55 nurses) and Mexico (17 physicians, 37 nurses) demonstrate higher densities, indicating scope for India to strengthen its healthcare human resources. India has significantly lower health insurance coverage rate as well, with only 41.0% of its population insured. In comparison, the US and Mexico have an insurance coverage rate of 92.4% and 77.6%, respectively, whereas France, the UK, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Canada and South Korea have achieved near-universal coverage. Read more