Health in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

342 indicators covering health for South Asia (IDA & IBRD).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 80 and above, male 8.13 million 2025 up 46.2% 16th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 3.1% 2024 up 59.2% 42nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 3.6% 2024 up 58.5% 41st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 3.4% 2024 up 58.0% 40th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 30.5% 2024 down 19.5% 4th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 32.6% 2024 down 18.0% 11th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 31.5% 2024 down 18.8% 10th
Hospital beds 1.54 per 1,000 people 2021 down 7.2% 26th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 97.1% 2024 up 2.3% 18th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 85.4% 2024 up 25.3% 30th
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.1% 2024 down 99.1% 35th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 95.2% 2024 up 8.8% 8th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 79.9% 2024 up 69.1% 17th
People using at least basic drinking water services 95.9% 2024 up 6.7% 14th
People using safely managed drinking water services 77.6% 2024 up 26.0% 11th
People practicing open defecation, rural 9.2% 2024 down 76.5% 17th
People using at least basic sanitation services 82.0% 2024 up 51.7% 27th
People practicing open defecation 5.8% 2024 down 80.4% 15th
Current health expenditure 3.3% 2023 down 10.9% 44th
Current health expenditure per capita 82.49 current US$ 2023 up 54.6% 33rd
Out-of-pocket expenditure 46.6% 2023 down 31.6% 10th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 38.47 current US$ 2023 up 5.7% 31st
Domestic general government health expenditure 37.3% 2023 up 57.5% 35th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 124.74 current international $ 2023 up 195.3% 31st
Domestic private health expenditure 60.0% 2023 down 20.4% 2nd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 49.51 current US$ 2023 up 23.0% 30th
People using safely managed sanitation services 60.1% 2024 up 55.7% 11th
Immunization, Hib3 94.5% 2024 up 208.6% 1st
Number of infant deaths 638,670 2024 down 41.5% 20th
Number of under-five deaths 736,800 2024 down 45.1% 20th
Number of neonatal deaths 458,301 2024 down 40.9% 20th
Adolescent fertility rate 20.98 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 43.6% 32nd
Sex ratio at birth 1.07 male births per female births 2024 down 1.6% 8th
Domestic general government health expenditure 4.8% 2022 up 32.4% 23rd
External health expenditure 2.6% 2023 up 196.7% 17th
External health expenditure per capita 2.18 current US$ 2023 up 357.8% 30th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 8.79 current international $ 2023 up 465.7% 27th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 51.1% 2023 up 6.8% 1st
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 51.3% 2023 up 7.2% 1st
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 45.1% 2023 down 6.1% 2nd
Stillbirth rate 12.86 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 35.2% 21st
Prevalence of undernourishment 11.7% 2023 down 10.9% 18th
Immunization, measles second dose 92.2% 2024 up 48.0% 3rd
Prevalence of hypertension, female 31.0% 2019 down 2.1% 31st
Prevalence of hypertension, male 31.0% 2019 down 0.5% 39th
Prevalence of hypertension 31.0% 2019 down 1.3% 36th
Treatment for hypertension, female 35.7% 2019 up 35.3% 30th
Treatment for hypertension, male 25.6% 2019 up 33.2% 30th
Treatment for hypertension 30.6% 2019 up 34.5% 30th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 173,212 2024 down 30.6% 16th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 23,829 2024 down 53.2% 16th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 30,411 2024 down 49.8% 16th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 26,863 2024 down 40.1% 16th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 35,612 2024 down 35.4% 16th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 75,447 2024 down 34.7% 16th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 97,765 2024 down 27.0% 17th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 48,584 2024 down 31.3% 15th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 62,153 2024 down 21.2% 16th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 60,283 2024 down 27.8% 15th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 92,217 2024 down 14.8% 16th