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Table 21 (Health, Medical Care)
Health Related Statistics (1948-1999)
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  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.