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ChamberBD Open Data · Updated June 2026

Bangladesh Healthcare in Numbers (2026)

ChamberBD maintains one of Bangladesh's largest structured directories of doctors, medicines and diagnostic tests. This page shares open data from it — average doctor fees, the most-searched medicines, and the size of the system. The numbers below are free for journalists, students and bloggers to cite with a link back to this page.

7,383
Verified doctors
18,982
Medicines
3,212
Diagnostic tests
336
Hospitals

Average doctor consultation fee in Dhaka, by specialty

Across 3,296 doctors in Dhaka with a listed fee, the average new-patient consultation fee is about ৳997. Specialist fees cluster between ৳1,000 and ৳1,200, with psychiatry and gynaecology at the top end. (Sample: fees ৳100–5,000; data as of June 2026.)

Specialty Average fee Typical range
Psychiatrist ৳1,202 ৳500–2,500
Gynaecologist & Obstetrician ৳1,118 ৳500–2,000
Oncologist (Cancer) ৳1,086 ৳500–2,000
Neurologist ৳1,063 ৳500–2,200
Gastroenterologist ৳1,045 ৳500–2,500
Dermatologist (Skin) ৳1,017 ৳400–2,500
Cardiologist (Heart) ৳1,017 ৳500–2,500
Urologist ৳1,012 ৳500–2,000

Browse all fees on the specialist directory — every doctor's current chamber fee, qualifications and visiting hours are listed.

The medicines Bangladesh searches for most

From ChamberBD's medicine-search demand, the most-looked-up brands are dominated by nerve-pain, acidity/reflux, fever and allergy medicines — and most searches are in Bangla, typically asking "এর কাজ কি" (what is it for?).

Brand What it's for
Tarlica nerve pain (mirogabalin)
Napa One fever & pain (paracetamol 1000 mg)
Nexum MUPS acidity / reflux (esomeprazole)
Magolin nerve pain (mirogabalin)
Fefa iron & folic acid (anaemia)
Monas asthma & allergy (montelukast)
Finix acidity / reflux (rabeprazole)
Citin allergy (cetirizine)

Cite this data

This data is free to use under CC BY 4.0 — please credit ChamberBD with a link. Suggested citation:

"Bangladesh Healthcare in Numbers 2026", ChamberBD — chamberbd.com/bangladesh-health-data

Methodology & sources

Figures are drawn from ChamberBD's own directory as of June 2026: the doctor directory (fees, qualifications, chambers), the medicine directory and diagnostic-test prices, plus anonymised search-demand data. Fees exclude unverified/placeholder entries. Numbers are indicative and updated periodically. Doctors and clinics can list free on ChamberBD, or try the free prescription generator.