Achieving universal health coverage and sustainable development goals by 2030: investment estimates to increase production of health professionals in India

Table 3 Projected estimates of size and density of HRH, by 2030

Parameters	Doctors	Nurses/midwives	Doctors + nurses/midwives	AYUSH	Doctors + nurses/midwives + AYUSH
Total production of health professionals (in million)*	2.06 (14.1)	3.94 (26.9)	6 (41)	1.29 (8.8)	7.29 (49.8)
Total stock of health professionals (in million)**	1.51 (10.3)	2.74 (18.7)	4.25 (29)	0.93 (6.4)	5.18 (35.4)
Active health workforce (in million)^	1.1 (7.5)	1.41 (9.6)	2.51 (17.1)	0.51 (3.5)	3.02 (20.6)

Sources: NHWA 2018; PLFS 2018–19 and MoHFW 2019
*includes estimated pass-outs from all institutions established and announced to be established by 2025; **adjusted for attrition (mortality, retirement and migration); ^Estimated from PLFS:2018–19, moderate labour market attrition of 20%-doctors and 30%-Nurses and attrition (mortality, retirement and migration). Figures in parentheses are density per 10 000 persons. Doctors-Net migration rate:(+ 5%), death rate:(− 2.5 to − 2.1%), retirement rate:(− 1.07%) and Nurses(/midwives)-Annual Migration:(− 4.6%), death rate:(− 2.5 to − 2.1%), retirement rate:(-1.02%)

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