Table 3. Health and Sanitation Profile, South Asia
| Indicator | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| Life expectancy at birth, 1993 | 55.9 | 51.0 | 60.7 | 53.8 | 61.8 | 72.0 |
| Population with access to health services, 1985-1995 (%) | 45 | 65 | 85 | .. | 55 | 93 (incomplete) |
| Population with access to safe water, 1990-1995 (%) | 97 | .. | 81 | 46 | 79 | 53 |
| Population with access to sanitation, 1990-1995 (%) | 34 | .. | 29 | 21 | 33 | 61 |
| Malnourished children under age five (thousands), 1985-95 | 10,994 | 97 | 61,775 | .. | 9,409 | 688 |
| Underweight children under age five (%), 1985-1995 | 66 | 38 | 53 | .. | 40 | 38 |
| Maternal Mortality rate (per 100,000 live births), 1993 | 850 | 1600 | 570 | 1500 | 340 | 140 |
Source: UNDP Human Development Report 1996