Table 1.
Extension of health infrastructure vis-à-vis change in population and health status in Nepal 1984–2004.
| 1984/85 | 1991/92 | 1995/96 | 1999/00 | 2003/04 | |
| Health infrastructure | |||||
| Service outlets | |||||
| Hospitals | 80 | 113 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Primary Health Centre* | 79 | 160 | 180 | ||
| Health centres | 26 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Health posts | 744 | 816 | 775 | 711 | 700 |
| Sub-health posts | - | 200 | 2597 | 3179 | 3141 |
| Hospital beds | 3522 | 4798 | 3604 | 5190 | 5250 |
| Human resources | |||||
| Doctors | 602 | 1497 | 872** | 1259** | 1259 |
| Nurses | 2109 | 2986 | 4606 | 4655 | 10099 |
| Health assistants | 795 | 3461 | 5152 | 5295 | 7491 |
| Maternal and child health workers | 3345 | 20442 | 3187 | 3190 | 3190 |
| Others (trained birth attendants, female community health volunteers) | - | - | 55109 | 62546 | 62546 |
| Health Status | |||||
| Infant mortality | 126 | 110 | 96 | 83 | 64 |
| Under-5 mortality | 187 | 153 | 131 | 117 | 91 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 49.1 | 52.0 | 54.6 | 57.3 | 59.8 |
| Population | 16.2 | 18.1 | 20.4 | 23.0 | 25.2 |
- Data not available. Sources of available data: Sources: [39-41].
* Established after 1991 Health Policy. **Includes government-employed doctors only.