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Key Indicators on Health in India - Districts PDF Print
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Saturday, 18 October 2008 00:00

The infant mortality in the best performing districts are as much as 15 times lower than the worst performing districts.

The laggard districts are worse off in terms of fertility by a factor of 3

Infant Mortality Rate- The Best and the Worst Districts of India 
Best 25 (2008-09 Estimations)Worst 25  (2008-09 Estimations)
DistrictIMR (per thousand live births)DistrictIMR (per thousand live births)
 Kottayam 6 East Nimar 95
 Kannur 7 Chittaurgarh 95
 Kasaragod 8 Lalitpur 95
 Thrissur 9 Hardoi 96
 Kozhikode 9 Maharajganj 96
 Malappuram 9 Budaun 96
 Idukki 10 Shivpuri 96
 Ernakulam 10 Etah 96
 Alappuzha 11 Rajsamand 97
 Kollam 13 Barwani 97
 Pathanamthitta 13 East Kameng 98
 Palakkad 14 Allahabad 98
 Wayanad 14 Gajapati 98
 Udupi 17 Panna 99
 Kanniyakumari 17 Kalahandi 100
 Mahe 18 Rayagada 101
 Thiruvananthapuram 19 Malkangiri 101
 Karaikal 19 Nabarangapur 101
 Lahul & Spiti 19 Banswara 102
 Thoubal 19 Pali 102
 North Goa 19 Kandhamal 103
 Pondicherry 19 Vidisha 104
 Imphal West 20 Balrampur 105
 Pudukkottai 21 Satna 108
 Tirunelveli 21 Damoh 112
Source Indicus Analytics Extent of Antenatal Care-The Best and the Worst Districts of India 
Best 25 (2008-09 Estimations)Worst 25  (2008-09 Estimations)
DistrictWoman with >3
Antenatal Care (%)
DistrictWoman with >3
Antenatal Care (%)
Yanam100.0Kishanganj17.9
Coimbatore100.0Firozabad17.4
Erode100.0Uttarkashi17.0
Thiruvananthapuram100.0Sheohar16.8
Karaikal100.0Araria16.7
Baramula99.9Sant Ravidas Nagar16.1
Udupi99.9Lawngtlai15.6
Mahe99.9Banda15.2
Pudukkottai99.9Siddharthnagar14.9
Kancheepuram99.9Rudraprayag14.4
Pathanamthitta99.9Tuensang14.2
Namakkal99.9Mahoba14.0
Kanniyakumari99.8Samastipur13.9
Kargil99.8Allahabad13.8
Toothukudi99.8Supaul12.6
Salem99.8West Garo Hills11.8
Thanjavur99.8Balrampur11.3
Theni99.7Bahraich10.0
The Nilgiris99.7Chitrakoot9.7
Hyderabad99.7Hamirpur9.5
Chennai99.7Khagaria8.9
Pondicherry99.7Mon7.9
Dharmapuri99.5Unnao7.6
Kasaragod99.5Shrawasti6.5
Ramanathapuram99.5Kaushambi2.0
Source Indicus Analytics Total Fertility Rate-The Best and the Worst Districts of India
Best 25 (2008-09 Estimations)Worst 25  (2008-09 Estimations)
DistrictTotal Fertility Rate DistrictTotal Fertility Rate
Leh (Ladakh)1.0Jaintia Hills4.2
Chennai1.2Ri Bhoi4.2
Kolkata1.2Banka4.3
Mumbai1.2Begusarai4.3
Udupi1.3Kaimur (Bhabua)4.3
Guntur1.3Madhepura4.3
Hyderabad1.3Rampur4.3
Krishna1.3Siddharthnagar4.3
Sindhudurg1.4West Khasi Hills4.3
Nellore1.4Palamu4.4
West Godavari1.4Araria4.4
Dakshina Kannada1.4Purba Champaran4.4
Erode1.4Samastipur4.4
Kanniyakumari1.4Bahraich4.4
The Nilgiris1.4Chitrakoot4.4
East Godavari1.5Phek4.5
Central Delhi1.5Pashchim Champaran4.5
New Delhi1.5Purnia4.5
East Sikkim1.5Khagaria4.6
Coimbatore1.5Sheohar4.6
Namakkal1.5Sitamarhi4.6
Mumbai (Suburban)1.5Budaun4.6
Chittoor1.5Garhwa4.7
Karimnagar1.5Katihar4.7
Visakhapatnam1.5Kishanganj4.7
Source Indicus Analytics Child Malnutrition-The Best and the Worst Districts of India 
Best 25 (2008-09 Estimations)Worst 25 (2008-09 Estimations)
DistrictWeight for Age (percentage children (0-59 months) with weight lower than -2SD for their given age)DistrictWeight for Age (percentage children (0-59 months) with weight lower than -2SD for their given age)
Leh (Ladakh)2.0Dindori66.5
Kargil2.6Dumka66.8
Jharsuguda8.4Bulandshahar67.0
South Sikkim8.6Sahibganj67.5
Nayagarh9.1Giridih67.8
Wokha9.3Bhind68.6
Churachandpur10.1Mandsaur68.6
Cuttack11.9Chhatarpur68.7
Thoubal12.6Vidisha68.9
Chandel14.2Guna69.0
Thrissur14.4Neemuch69.7
Kolasib14.6Karimganj69.8
Idukki14.6West Nimar70.0
Kollam14.6Shajapur70.7
Virudhunagar15.4Panna70.9
Dindigul15.9Dhar72.0
Viluppuram16.2Barwani73.2
South West Delhi16.4East Nimar73.2
Lunglei16.4Shivpuri73.7
Baramula17.0Jhabua74.1
Thiruvallur17.1Sagar74.1
Ariyalur17.3Madhepura74.1
North Goa17.3Ratlam75.8
Nawanshahr17.4Rajgarh77.2
Aizawl17.4Sidhi87.7
Source Indicus Analytics Improvement in Infant Mortality Rate over 7 years – The Best and the Worst Districts of India 
Best DistrictsInfant Mortality RateWorst DistrictsInfant Mortality Rate
Baleshwar29Krishna1
Bhadrak29Churachandpur1
Jagatsinghapur21Ambedaker Nagar1
Jajapur21Chandauli1
Betul21Varanasi1
Chhatarpur20Mathura1
Kendrapara20Jaipur1
Cuttack19Sibsagar1
Malkangiri19Darjiling1
Nabarangapur19Fatehabad1
Rayagada18Solapur1
Gajapati18Garhwal1
Kandhamal18Coimbatore1
Shivpuri18Khammam1
Khordha17Ballia1
Sonapur17Hugli1
Yavatmal17Guntur1
Dhamtari17Karimnagar1
Sirmaur17Dhanbad1
Shimla17Bishnupur1
West Kameng16Kaimur (Bhabua)0
Janjgir-Champa16Mandya0
Papum Pare16Nandurbar0
Sehore16Pali0
Mahasamund16Namakkal0
Source Indicus Analytics Improvement in Woman with >3
Antenatal Care
 over 7 years
– The Best and the Worst Districts of India 
Best DistrictsWoman with >3
Antenatal Care
Worst DistrictsWoman with >3
Antenatal Care
Rajauri41.6Uttarkashi-1.1
Srinagar40.0Bahraich-1.7
Barddhaman37.6Lower Subansiri-2.0
Saiha37.2Koriya-2.1
Zunheboto36.8Unnao-2.3
Korba36.4Rudraprayag-2.7
Seoni35.9Surendranagar-3.0
Lohit35.6Washim-3.4
Muktsar35.5Nuapada-3.6
Tinsukia35.4Shrawasti-3.8
Sonitpur35.2Dindori-4.1
Amritsar34.9Dibrugarh-4.8
North Twentyfour Parganas34.6Kaushambi-6.0
Churachandpur34.4North Goa-7.0
Bokaro34.1Sundargarh-7.1
Hisar34.1Nabarangapur-8.0
Jashpur33.7Harda-8.9
Raigarh33.7West Garo Hills-10.3
Ballia33.4Sibsagar-12.0
Bathinda32.7Mon-12.9
Darrang32.7Bellary-13.5
Mansa32.5Champhai-16.1
Moga32.4Punch-17.0
Gwalior32.4Betul-19.4
Shajapur32.3Jorhat-25.3
Source Indicus Analytics  Improvement in Child Malnutrition over 7 years – The Best and the Worst Districts of India 
Best DistrictsWeight for Age (percentage children (0-59 months) with weight lower than -2SD for their given age)Worst DistrictsWeight for Age (percentage children (0-59 months) with weight lower than -2SD for their given age)
Bargarh17.2Ratlam-5.7
Sonapur16.7Rajgarh-5.8
Nuapada16.4Panchkula-5.9
Sundargarh16.2Panipat-5.9
Malkangiri16.1Kaithal-5.9
Nandurbar15.9West Siang-6.4
Ganjam15.8Gurgaon-6.5
Sambalpur15.0Sidhi-6.6
Bulandshahar14.7Faridabad-7.0
Gadchiroli14.6Changlang-7.7
Gajapati14.6East Siang-7.7
Kendujhar14.5Lower Subansiri-7.7
Rayagada14.5Papum Pare-7.7
Bhadrak14.4Upper Siang-7.7
Yavatmal14.2West Kameng-7.7
Kandhamal14.0Jaintia Hills-7.9
Chandrapur14.0Lohit-8.6
Ukhrul14.0East Khasi Hills-10.1
Hingoli13.9Ri Bhoi-10.1
Nashik13.9South Garo Hills-10.1
Washim13.8West Garo Hills-10.1
Balangir13.7West Khasi Hills-10.4
Buldana13.7Tirap-11.2
Mayurbhanj13.7East Garo Hills-11.9
Jajapur13.6Tawang-13.4
Source Indicus Analytics 

 


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