Indicator | Data |
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Demographic and socioeconomic | Â |
 Total population (2018) [107] | 1,352,642,000 |
 Females as a % of the total population (2018) [107] | 48 |
 Total population living in rural areas in % (2011) [18] | 69 |
 Population 60 + years (millions of inhabitants in 2011) [18] | 104 |
 Females 60 + years in % (2011) [18] | 52.2 |
 Population 60 + years living in rural areas in % (2011) [18] | 71 |
 Population 60 + years expected in 2050 (in million) [108] | 330 |
 Life expectancy at birth for both sexes (2018) [107] | 68 |
 Effective literacy rate in % of the total population (2011) [18] | 73 |
 Effective literacy rate in % of the population 60 + (2011) [18] | 44 |
 Human Development Index (2019) [109] | 0.645 |
 Gini coefficient (2010–2018) [109] | 37.8 |
Public health expenditure | Â |
 Gross domestic product (GDP, US$ per capita in 2019) [110] | 2099.60 |
 Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as a percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) in % (2017) [107] | 3.4 |
 Domestic private expenditure on health as a % of current health expenditure (2018) [111] | 72.4 |
 Mental health expenditure as a % of the total health budget (2011) [46]a | 0.06 |
 Government health expenditure on primary care as a % of total health expenditure (2016–17) [112] | 52.1 |
Characteristics of the health system | Â |
 Population with health coverage in % (here of % covered by public insurance; 2017–2018) [113] | 37.2 (78) |
 PHC with gatekeeping function to specialized care [114] | Limited gate keeping function |
 Registration at a PHC centre | Yes |
 Predominant mode of provision in primary and specialized care | Private |
 Predominant organization in specialized ambulatory care | Hospital outpatient departments |
 Portfolio of services defined at the central level | Yes |
 Freedom of choice of doctors in primary care | Yes |
Mental health facilities | Â |
 Mental health outpatient facilities (per 100,000, absolute number in parentheses, 2011) [46] | 0.33 (4000) |
 Psychiatric beds in general hospitals (per 100,000, absolute number in parentheses, 2011) [46] | 0.82 (10,000) |
 Mental hospitals (per 100,000, absolute number in parentheses, 2011) [46] | 0.004 (43) |
 Beds in mental hospitals (per 100,000, absolute number in parentheses, 2011) [46] | 1.47 (17,835) |
(Mental) health resources | Â |
 Psychiatrists (per 100,000; 2011) [46] | 0.3 |
 Nurses (per 100,000; 2011) [46] | 0.17 |
 Psychologists (per 100,000; 2011) [46] | 0.05 |
 Social workers (per 100,000; 2011) [46] | 0.03 |