As of 2019, the capital Indian territory of Delhi had the highest density of nurses and midwives of about 31 per ten thousand people in the country. However, Bihar had the least density of nurses and midwives in the country of about two per ten thousand people in the state.
Number of nurses and midwives per 10,000 population in India as of 2019, by state
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Number of nurses and midwives per 10,000 population
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