Psychiatrists per 100k population (proxy for mental-health service gap)
0.13 per 100k
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health ObservatoryAs of 2016-12-31
Next steps
Public health
Mental-health treatment gap is classified Elevated at 0.13 per 100k, observed through 2016-12-31. Assessment basis: Psychiatrist density, used as a proxy for the mental-health service gap rather than population treatment need.
Psychiatrists per 100k population (proxy for mental-health service gap)
0.13 per 100k
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health ObservatoryAs of 2016-12-31
Assessment
Elevated
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation. Benchmark stress score: 54/100.
Source: BDPolicyLab assessmentAs of 2016-12-31
Movement
Unchanged
Stale observation
Source: BDPolicyLab comparable assessmentsAs of 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
Stale observation. Cadence basis: annual official series with publication lag.
Source: BDPolicyLab Crisis Orb Updated 2026-08-23
| Evidence | Reading | Observed through | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatrists per 100k population (proxy for mental-health service gap) | 0.13 per 100k | 2016-12-31 | World Health Organization, Global Health ObservatoryMH_6 |
Comparable assessments
Current movement: Unchanged
Elevated
25 Jul 2026, 04:03 to 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
336 comparable assessments.
Decision architecture
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Owns
Public health, family planning, medical education, and pharmaceutical regulation
Authority: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Owns
Government directorate responsible for health services in Bangladesh, including public health service delivery, disease surveillance, hospital management, and epidemic response coordination
Authority: Rules of Business 1996
Grounded prescription
Closing Bangladesh's Mental-Health Treatment Gap: Build Care Into Primary Health, Not Around ItWith adult mental-health prevalence near 17 percent and a treatment gap above 90 percent per WHO mhGAP, DGHS should integrate basic mental-health care into existing primary health channels rather than wait for scarce specialists.
Research · Primary
Bangladesh Health System: Remarkable Gains, Persistent Gaps, and the Path to Universal CoverageThe assessment compares the latest source observation with BDPolicyLab analytical monitoring bands. For this detector, lower readings indicate greater stress; the internal analytical cutoffs are 0.05 per 100k, 0.10 per 100k, 0.20 per 100k, 1.00 per 100k. The score is a level-anchored piecewise-linear transformation with state bands at 20, 40, 60, and 85. Benchmark reference: WHO recommends a minimum of 1 psychiatrist per 100,000 population; WHO Mental Health Atlas income-group medians are ~0.1 (low-income) and ~1.0 (lower-middle-income) per 100,000. Bangladesh ~0.13 (Atlas 2016) sits in the severe-shortfall band. The indicator's primary source is identified with the evidence in this card. Forecast ranges are published only as calibrated 80% predictive intervals with an explicit source time unit.
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation.
No public forecast is shown because the validation or time-unit requirement was not met.
Sources: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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