Health in Ladakh, India: official figures
93.9% of young children (6 to 59 months) in Ladakh were anaemic in 2019-21 (National Family Health Survey 5); all-India: 67.1%; the highest of 36.
How many pregnant women in Ladakh are anaemic?
78.1% of pregnant women in Ladakh were anaemic in 2019-21 (all-India: 52.2%), which raises the risk of low birth weight and of death in childbirth.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Ladakh have?
Ladakh had 44 government hospitals with 802 beds at the end of 2022, about 2.68 beds per 1,000 people (all-India: 0.61; 4th most of 36). Private hospitals are not counted.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyAre there enough doctors in rural Ladakh?
In March 2023, 61 doctors were working at Ladakh's rural primary health centres, against 116 sanctioned posts (55 vacant) and 32 needed by national norms (Rural Health Statistics).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many specialist doctors work in rural Ladakh?
Rural community health centres in Ladakh had 9 of the 28 specialists they need (surgeons, obstetricians and gynaecologists, physicians and paediatricians) in March 2023, 32% of the requirement (all-India: 20%).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow Ladakh compares with other union territories
Government hospital beds per 1,000 people (2022)
Ladakh ranks 4 of 36, highest first. Beds on 31 December 2022 divided by the official projected population for 2022.
| Rank | Region | Government hospital beds per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakshadweep | 3.62 |
| 2 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3.50 |
| 3 | Chandigarh | 3.30 |
| 4 | Ladakh | 2.68 |
| 5 | Sikkim | 2.65 |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh | 2.23 |
| 7 | Goa | 2.15 |
Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic (2019-21)
Ladakh ranks 1 of 36, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladakh | 93.9% |
| 2 | Gujarat | 79.7% |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 75.8% |
| 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 72.7% |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 72.6% |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 71.5% |
| 7 | Punjab | 71.1% |
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Sources
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 14: State-wise Children Aged 6-59 Months who are Anaemic, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 88b94ba8796f…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 15: State-wise Pregnant Women Aged 15-49 Years who are Anaemic, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 10416e5dd5f9…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 16: State-wise Health Infrastructure - Doctors and Specialists (Rural Health Statistics, 31 March 2023), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2e055836b4d9…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 17: State-wise Number of Government Hospitals and Beds, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 86c53d763e42…)
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