Table 23 (Health, Medical Care)

Key Health Personnel and Population Ratio (1980-2007)

hea 23e

Medical Officers (a)

Dental Surgeons (b)

Assistant Medical Officers

Hospital Nurses (c)

Public Health Nursing Sisters

Public Health Inspectors

Public Health Midwives

Hospital Midwives

Year

1980

2,055

218

1,018

6,123

213

913

1,817

1,533

1984

1,951

288

984

7,400

209

916

3,001

1,538

1986

2,217

318

1,047

8,019

189

966

3,102

1,463

1988

2,316

7,100

355

47,600

1,100

15,152

8,317

2,000

154

110,000

977

16,900

3,209

5,100

1,531

10,800

1989

2,456

6,800

333

50,000

1,193

14,000

9,486

1,700

146

110,000

943

17,800

3,389

4,900

1,641

10,200

1990(d)

2,440

6,400

317

50,000

1,074

14,700

8,957

1,700

140

110,000

886

17,800

3,321

4,700

1,638

9,600

1991

2,934

5,800

358

47,600

1,201

14,200

9,934

1,700

101

166,000

914

18,800

3,583

4,800

1,776

9,700

1992

3,345

5,200

381

45,400

1,253

13,800

11,214

1,500

113

166,000

846

20,000

4,108

4,200

2,025

8,600

1993

3,713

4,600

390

45,400

1,305

13,500

11,818

1,500

109

166,000

876

20,000

4,361

4,000

2,172

8,100

1994

4,047

4,400

387

45,400

1,357

13,100

13,060

1,300

117

142,000

928

19,200

4,400

4,000

2,214

8,000

1995

4,577

3,900

421

43,400

1,376

13,100

13,403

1,300

174

100,000

932

19,600

4,383

4,100

2,288

7,900

1996

5,117

3,700

462

40,000

1,397

13,100

13,933

1,200

189

100,000

915

20,000

4,352

4,200

2,393

7,600

1997

5,628

3,300

481

38,400

1,384

13,300

13,815

1,300

145

125,000

901

20,400

4,497

4,100

2,284

8,100

1998

6,427

2,900

521

35,700

1,340

14,000

14,448

1,300

183

100,000

888

21,200

4,578

4,000

2,418

7,800

1999

6,953

2,700

529

35,700

1,340

14,200

14,052

1,300

205

90,000

1,142

16,600

4,625

4,100

2,503

7,600

2000

7,963

637

1,349

14,716

270

1,486

4,798

2,596

2001

8,384

786

1,349

15,966

280

1,455

4,654

2,723

2002

9,290

867

1,326

16,517

310

1,470

4,819

2,794

2003

9,063

889

1,260

16,621

310

1,420

4,319

3,154

2004

8,874

915

1,218

18,654

315

1,397

4,524

2,668

2005

10,198

954

1,274

19,934

313

1,512

4,986

2,371

2006

10,279

1,181

1,183

18,950

299

1,535

5,080

2,555

2007

11,023

1,314

1,194

22,370

290

1,740

6,167

2,828

key:

Source:

(a)Includes Medical Officers in curative,administrative and perventive services.

1988-1999 Bulletin of Health, Department of Health, Sri Lanka.

(b)Includes Regional and Consultant Dental Surgeons.

1980-1986, 2000-2007 Economic and Social Statistics Of Sri Lanka

(c)Excludes Pupil Nurses.

(d)Excludes the Northern province.

Revised: 2010(y)/10(m)/15(d)

A, number

Chief Editor:

B, population per

Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D)

The Former Head, Department of Management Studies, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.