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Niti Aayog health index
Why is it in the news?
- According to the second health index launched by Niti Aayog, Kerala has emerged as the top ranking state in terms of overall health performance while Uttar Pradesh is the worst.
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- The second round of the health index took into account the period 2015-16 (base year) to 2017-18 (reference year).
- The health index is a composite measure of States and Union Territories based on 23 health indicators.
- Key Highlights of the report:
- Andhra Pradesh (65.13), Maharashtra (63.99) have emerged as the second and third best performers.
- Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand were the top three states in terms of incremental performances.
- Among larger states, Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand were the top three states in terms of incremental performances.
- Uttar Pradesh continued to be at the bottom of the list with its score falling to 28.61.
- Other States at the bottom of the list were Bihar (32.11), Odisha (35.97) and Madhya Pradesh (38.39).
- Only about half the States and UTs showeds an improvement in the overall score between 2015-16 and 2017-18.
Source
The Hindu.