29 Dec 2021 Health Index: NITI Aayog
Health Index: NITI Aayog- Today Current Affairs
- Recently, the Health Index has been released by NITI Aayog, in collaboration with the World Bank and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Key Points of the Index: The Hindu Analysis
- According to this report, Kerala has topped with a score of 82.2 among the large states. The same Uttar Pradesh is at the lowest position with a score of 30.57.
- This health index is based on the health preparedness performance of the states.
- According to this report 47% of the states have performed better than the previous year.
- Uttar Pradesh ranked last in this index, but it became the most improved state by scoring 5.57 more than the previous year. (Last year Uttar Pradesh’s score was 25.)
- Kerala has topped the index for 4 consecutive years.
Categories: Index Basis
These health indices are mainly based on three categories:
- Health Outcome or Health Outcome,
- Governance and infrastructure,
- Key Input and Process (Critical Input and Process)
Health outcome
- It includes Neonatal Mortality Rate, Maternal Mortality Rate, Infant Mortality Rate and Sex Ratio at Birth.
Governance and infrastructure
- Institutional deliveries, capacity of personnel employed and infrastructure in hospitals are included under this category.
Key inputs and process: The Hindu Analysis
- This category includes health care providers and functional health facilities recommended by them, birth and death registration, and success rate in diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Data in respect of large states
Top three big states in health index
- First place- Kerala (Score-82.2)
- 2nd place – Tamil Nadu (Score -72.42)
- Third place- Telangana (Score -69.96)
Last three big states in health index
- 19th- Uttar Pradesh (Score-30.57)
- 18th- Bihar ( Score-31)
- 17th- Madhya Pradesh (Score -36.72)
Three big states which have improved the most compared to last year
- Uttar Pradesh- Improvement of 5.57 marks
- Assam- Improvement of 4.34 marks
- Telangana- Improvement of 4.22 marks
Large states that performed negatively as compared to the previous year
- Karnataka – 9th place with a decline of 1.37 points
- Haryana – 11th place with a drop of 0.55 points
- Rajasthan – 16th place with a drop of 0.25 points
- Chhattisgarh – 10th place with a drop of 0.09 points
- Himachal Pradesh – 7th place with a drop of 0.06 points
Data related to small states in the index
Top three small states in health index
- First place- Mizoram (score-75.77)
- Second place- Tripura (Score-70.16)
- Third place- Sikkim (Score-55.53)
Last three small states in health index
- 8th- Nagaland (Score-27)
- 7th- Arunachal Pradesh (Score-33.91)
- 6th- Manipur (Score 34.67)
Three small states that have improved the most compared to last year
- Mizoram- Score 18.45
- Meghalaya – score 17.7
- Nagaland – Score 3.43
Smaller states performing negative than last year
- Goa – Decline of 12.68 points
- Manipur – 5.73 points fall
- Arunachal Pradesh – a decline of 1.54 points
- Sikkim – a drop of 0.72 points
Data with respect to Union Territories: The Hindu Analysis
Top three union territories in the index
- First place- Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu (Score -66.19)
- Second place- Chandigarh (Score -62.53)
- Third place- Lakshadweep (Score-51.88)
Last three union territories in the index
- 7th – Andaman and Nicobar (Score -44.74)
- 6th- Jammu and Kashmir (Score-47)
- 5th- Delhi (Score-49.85)
Three Union Territories which have made the most improvement as compared to last year
- Delhi – Improvement of 9.68 marks
- Jammu and Kashmir – Improvement of 9.55 marks
- Lakshadweep – Improvement of 7.72 points
Union Territories performing negative as compared to the previous year
- Chandigarh – a drop of 10.85 points
- Dadra Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu – 3.5 3 points drop
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yojna ias daily current affairs 29 December 2021
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