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	Table 21 (Health, Medical Care)
	Health Related Statistics (1948-1999)
	hea 21e
	Public Sector						Life Expectancy		Health
Year	Hospitals	Beds	Doctors	Nurses	In Patients	Out Patients	Males	Females	Expenditure
	(No.)	(No.)	(No.)	(No.)	(x1000)	(x1000)	(Years)	(Years)	GDP Ratio
1948	247	18,949	701	907	n.a	n.a	-	-	1.84
1949	256	19,809	643	1,079	n.a	n.a	-	-	1.93
1950	263	19,959	674	1,165	846	11,500	-	-	1.52
1951	266	20,299	748	1,553	849	11,989	-	-	1.40
1952	268	20,826	770	1,633	843	13,289	-	-	1.82
1953	267	21,371	773	1,827	905	13,947	58.8	57.5	1.81
1954	270	23,135	814	1,996	913	15,416	60.3	59.4	1.81
1955	274	24,312	952	2,210	1,043	17,632	58.1	51.1	1.87
1956	278	25,470	984	2,304	1,145	20,634	59.9	58.7	2.30
1957	279	26,403	947	2,587	1,353	21,245	59.1	57.1	2.28
1958	282	27,512	1,128	2,767	1,278	21,445	59.9	58.8	2.33
1959	283	27,860	1,172	3,129	1,355	25,110	60.9	60.1	2.32
1960	289	29,816	1,173	3,232	1,392	23,218	61.9	61.4	2.24
1961	291	29,935	1,236	3,547	1,427	24,485	63.0	62.4	2.24
1962	292	32,813	1,345	3,270	1,609	26,250	61.9	61.4	2.15
1963	295	32,312	1,436	4,422	1,667	26,267	61.9	61.4	2.05
1964	294	33,065	1,454	3,435	1,615	26,168	63.1	63.6	2.06
1965	296	33,802	1,494	3,642	1,642	26,738	63.7	65.0	2.07
1966	297	33,461	1,512	3,499	1,785	27,235	63.6	65.0	2.09
1967	298	35,684	1,598	3,999	1,764	31,704	64.8	66.9	2.06
1968	302	36,069	1,613	4,382	1,945	34,752	-	-	2.12
1969	310	36,845	1,841	4,734	2,080	36,752	-	-	2.14
1970	328	37,753	1,932	5,542	2,054	34,895	-	-	2.09
1971	332	38,521	2,120	5,003	2,007	34,771	64.2	67.1	2.54
1972	335	38,172	2,038	4,955	2,052	32,433	-	-	1.78
1973	338	38,443	2,164	6,234	2,038	23,641	-	-	1.53
1974	345	38,767	2,185	5,288	1,926	23,157	-	-	1.55
1975	345	39,568	2,113	5,685	2,146	27,654	-	-	1.65
1976	347	39,838	2,248	5,782	2,282	30,295	-	-	1.37
1977	356	39,879	2,168	5,640	2,188	28,926	-	-	1.63
1978	359	40,331	2,229	5,938	2,174	32,197	-	-	1.92
1979	374	41,015	1,936	6,638	2,425	33,921	-	-	2.02
1980	380	42,902	2,055	6,834	2,334	31,892	-	-	1.18
1981	386	42,275	1,964	6,805	2,258	30,439	67.8	71.7	1.14
1982	391	42,257	2,035	6,931	2,465	31,696	-	-	1.68
1983	399	43,078	1,939	7,112	2,503	30,720	-	-	1.14
1984	408	43,877	1,951	7,401	2,543	31,908	-	-	1.29
1985	408	43,856	2,151	8,091	2,494	29,570	-	-	1.25
1986	409	45,706	2,222	7,983	2,590	32,561	-	-	1.72
1987	412	45,019	2,354	7,843	2,772	34,139	-	-	1.72
1988	413	44,454	2,316	8,317	2,543	31,407	-	-	1.77
1989	419	45,721	2,456	9,486	2,524	31,781	-	-	1.84
1990	352	41,416	2,440	8,957	2,533	28,401	-	-	1.54
1991	365	41,782	2,934	9,934	2,629	28,575	69.5	74.2	1.40
1992	422	47,184	3,345	11,214	3,023	36,827	-	-	1.54
1993	426	48,161	3,713	11,818	3,174	36,656	-	-	1.41
1994	430	49,284	4,047	13,060	3,204	35,276	-	-	1.59
1995	407	47,665	4,627	13,403	2,953	32,084	-	-	1.64
1996	434	51,866	5,117	13,933	3,359	37,412	-	-	1.56
1997	547	52,613	4,956	14,399	3,453	39,503	-	-	-
1998	550	53,737	5,612	14,463	3,797	41,071	-	-	-
1999	563	55,436	5,957	14,671	n.a	n.a	-	-	-
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Bulletin of Health, Department of Health, Sri Lanka.
Revised:  2008(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.