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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 581 mn Indians in country's 9 poorest states live without proper healthcare -Ojaswi Rao

581 mn Indians in country's 9 poorest states live without proper healthcare -Ojaswi Rao

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published Published on Jul 3, 2017   modified Modified on Jul 3, 2017
-Business Standard/ IndiaSpend

Seven of the nine 'high-focus' states report underspending on healthcare

Nine of India’s poorest states–home to 581 million or 48% of India’s population–account for 70% of the country’s infant deaths, 75% of under-five deaths and 62% of maternal deaths, but do not spend even the money they have set aside for healthcare, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of 2017 Reserve Bank of India data on state budgets.

The data also reveal:

a. The maternal mortality ratio–deaths of mothers per 100,000 births–in these states is 32% higher (244) than the national average (167).

b. 38% and 40% children in these states are underweight (low weight-for-age) and stunted (low height-for-age), respectively, higher than the national average of 36% and 38%, respectively, according to 2015-16 national health data, the latest available.

c. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan–with 372 million people, more than the combined populations of US, Australia, Sweden and Greece–together contribute to about 58% of all child deaths in India.

The nine poorest large states–in official jargon called “high-focus”, a term that implies they need special attention–spent an average of 4.7% of their social-sector expenditure on public healthcare and family welfare annually, marginally less than the national average of 4.8%. Social-sector expenditure includes water supply and sanitation, housing and urban development.

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Business Standard/ IndiaSpend, 3 July, 2017, http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/581-mn-indians-in-country-s-9-poorest-states-live-without-proper-healthcare-117070300100_1.html


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