Table 1.

Pattern of Health Care Growth in Bangladesh, 1973 and 2003

Type of Facility	1973	1978	1983	1988	1993	1998	2003
Total Hospitals	308	424	724	875	903	1,273	1,464
Government hospitals	NA	388	560	608	611	647	654
Private Hospitals	NA	36	164	267	292	626	810
District Hospitals	13	37	43	59	57	59	59
Upazilla Health Complexes	160	253	319	352	372	402	417
Number of Beds
Total Beds	12,311	19,538	25,057	33,334	35,280	41,514	44,275
Number of Beds in Public Sector	10,449	16,853	20,286	26,871	27,637	30,143	32,615
Number of Beds in Private Sector	1,862	2,685	4,771	6,463	7,643	11,371	11,660
Teaching Facility
Total Medical Colleges	8	8	9	9	16	19	33
Private Medical Colleges	NA	NA	NA	NA	3	6	20
Postgraduate Institutes	1	3	6	6	6	6	6
Personnel
Registered Doctors	5,001	7,035	11,496	18,030	21,004	29,613	36,553
Registered Nurses	765	2,011	5,164	7,390	9,655	16,104	19,066
Registered Midwives	764	1,041	3,424	6,556	7,713	14,312	16,553

Note: NA indicates not available Source:

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