What are the main characteristics of health of the people of our country?
A country's health sector contributes towards improving the well being of citizens and can be assessed with the help of the following key indicators.
(i) Expectancy of Life - It means the number of years a normal person is expected to live at birth A high expectancy means that the health sector is quite advanced in the country. In India. expectancy of life has men considerably from 50 years in 1951 to 685 yeas presently Also. life expectancy for males is 67.3 years and for females it is 69.8 Years. This indicates that healthcare facilities have developed in our country. However, we have to still achieve the global average of 71 years.
(ii) Death Rate - It is the number of deaths per thousand persons. A low death late is good indicator of improvement us health MY)CVS. Death site in India has improved significantly from 27 4 per thousand in 1951 to 7.6 per thousand in 2015.
(iii) Infant Mortality Rate - It gives the number of deaths of infants below the age of one year as a percentage id number of the births per thousands. A low infant mortality rate signifies better healthcare for the mother and the child. In India. Infant mortality rate has fallen significantly from 116 to 40 per thousand
(iv) Incidence of Deadly Diseases - If the spread of deadly diseases such as 111 (tuberculosis). canter SI controlled then also it signifies a developed health sector. While the spread of TB, HIV/AIDS its and malaria is declining globally. Indio is still seeing a disturbingly high number of death; related to these diseases. In 2013. 5.5 lakh people died of TB, 1.2 lakh Indians died of malaria and 73.600 Indians died a HIV AIDS. It deaths per lakh population In India are still reported from a deadly disease. while In our neighbouring countries. it is one or two deaths per lakh population.
(v) Nutrition levels - If the population of the country has access to nutritious and healthy (rod. then it is also a good indication of the health of the country. This is an area of concern for India. The World Bank estimates that India is one of die highest ranking towlines in the world for die number of children suffering from malnutrition The 2015 Global Hunger Index(GHI) Report ranked India 20th amongst leading countries with a serious hunger situation. In India, 445 of children under the age of 5 yews are underweight 72 % infants and 52% married women have anaemia. All this indicate towards an unhealthy nation.