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Key Indicators on Health in India - state level PDF Print
Indian Development Landscape   
Saturday, 18 October 2008 00:00

The gap between the best and the worst is significantly high, highlighting the differential development.

The so called BIMARU states continue to lag the other regions on most health parameters

 

Infant Mortality Rate-The Best and the Worst States of India 
Best Seven (2008-09 estimates)Worst Seven (2008-09 estimates)
StateIMR ((per ‘000’ live births)StateIMR (per ‘000’live births)
Kerala11Tripura56
Puducherry19Uttarakhand56
Daman & Diu21Assam61
Goa24Rajasthan78
Manipur28Orissa79
Nagaland31Uttar Pradesh81
Himachal Pradesh31Madhya Pradesh86
Source Indian Development Landscape  Extent of Antenatal Care- The Best and the Worst States of India 
Best Seven (2008-09 estimates)Worst Seven (2008-09 estimates)
StateExtent of Antenatal Care (%)StateExtent of Antenatal Care  (%)
Puducherry                              99.7 Rajasthan                               46.7
Tamil Nadu                              99.4 Nagaland                               46.6
Kerala                              99.3 Madhya Pradesh                               46.4
Lakshadweep                              98.7 Jharkhand                               45.1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands                              97.4 Uttar Pradesh                               36.0
Andhra Pradesh                              96.0 Uttarakhand                               34.9
Jammu & Kashmir                              94.9 Bihar                               28.1
Source Indian Development Landscape          Total Fertility Rate- The Best and the Worst States of India 
Best Seven (2008-09 estimates)Worst Seven (2008-09 estimates)
StateTotal Fertility Rate StateTotal Fertility Rate
 Andhra Pradesh 1.6 Madhya Pradesh 3.0
 Tamil Nadu 1.7 Arunachal Pradesh 3.2
 Sikkim 1.8 Meghalaya 3.5
 Goa 1.8 Jharkhand 3.5
 Himachal Pradesh 1.9 Uttar Pradesh 3.7
 Punjab 1.9 Nagaland 3.7
 Kerala 1.9 Bihar 4.1
Source Indian Development Landscape Weight for Age- The Best and the Worst States of India 
Best Seven (2008-09 estimates)Worst Seven (2008-09 estimates)
StateWeight for Age (percentage children (0-59 months) with weight lower than -2SD for their given ageStateWeight for Age (percentage children (0-59 months) with weight lower than -2SD for their given age
 Mizoram                               17.3  Haryana                                41.6
 Sikkim                               19.3  Gujarat                                44.4
 Manipur                               20.1  Chhattisgarh                                45.4
 Kerala                               21.4  Meghalaya                                52.9
 Jammu & Kashmir                               22.5  Jharkhand                                55.8
 Delhi                               23.1  Bihar                                56.5
 Punjab                               23.4  Madhya Pradesh                                61.9
Source Indian Development Landscape  Improvement in Infant Mortality Rate over 7 years – The Best and the Worst States of India 
Best StatesImprovement over 7 years leading to 2008-09Worst StatesImprovement over 7 years leading to 2008-09
Himachal Pradesh14Andhra Pradesh4
Chhattisgarh13Jharkhand4
Arunachal Pradesh12Goa4
Daman & Diu11Uttar Pradesh3
Lakshadweep11Manipur3
Orissa11Rajasthan1
Meghalaya10Chandigarh1
Source Indian Development Landscape  Improvement in Extent of Antenatal Care over 7 years – The Best and the Worst States of India 
Best StatesImprovement over 7 years leading to 2008-09Worst StatesImprovement over 7 years leading to 2008-09
 Punjab                                30.9  Tamil Nadu 7.5
 Jammu & Kashmir                                28.8  Andaman & Nicobar Islands 6.5
 Sikkim                                28.2  Kerala 5.0
 West Bengal                                26.8  Goa 4.6
 Tripura                                26.4  Puducherry 4.5
 Manipur                                25.7  Lakshadweep 3.6
 Haryana                                25.4  Delhi -7.6
Source Indian Development Landscape  Improvement in Child Malnutrition over 7 years – The Best and the Worst States of India  
Best StatesImprovement over 7 years leading to 2008-09Worst StatesImprovement over 7 years leading to 2008-09
 Orissa 12.1 Nagaland -1.1
 Maharashtra 11.1 Bihar -1.5
 Rajasthan 9.7 Tripura -2.8
 West Bengal 9.1 Madhya Pradesh -4.7
 Uttar Pradesh 8.5 Haryana -4.8
 Jammu & Kashmir 7.8 Arunachal Pradesh -7.8
 Uttarakhand 7.7 Meghalaya -10
Source Indian Development Landscape  

 


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