What are the main characteristics of health of the people of our country?
What are the main characteristics of health of the people of our country?
Health
is not only mere absence of disease but also includes the state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual. In other words, it
means a sound physical and mental state of the individual. A person’s ability
to work depends on his health. A healthy person can contribute more actively. Hence,
health and development of a person are the integral parts of a nation's social
and economic development.
It
is very difficult to assess public health in terms of the single set of
measures. So, various other indicators have been taken into account like infant
mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, life expectancy and nutrition level
along with the communicable and non communicable diseases. The various health
indicators in India have been tabulated in the table below.
Health Indicators in India
Health
Indicators
India
Infant
Mortality Rate/1,000 live-births
Under-5
mortality/1,000 live-births
Birth
by skilled attendants
Fully
immunised
Health
expenditure as % of GDP
Government
health spending to 5 total government spending (%)
Per Capita
spending in International Dollars
68
87
43
67
1.4
5
96
Source: World Health Record 2005 and
Economic Survey 2007-08
Health
is not only mere absence of disease but also includes the state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual. In other words, it
means a sound physical and mental state of the individual. A person’s ability
to work depends on his health. A healthy person can contribute more actively. Hence,
health and development of a person are the integral parts of a nation's social
and economic development.
It
is very difficult to assess public health in terms of the single set of
measures. So, various other indicators have been taken into account like infant
mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, life expectancy and nutrition level
along with the communicable and non communicable diseases. The various health
indicators in India have been tabulated in the table below.
|
Health Indicators in India |
|
|
Health
Indicators |
India |
|
Infant
Mortality Rate/1,000 live-births Under-5
mortality/1,000 live-births Birth
by skilled attendants Fully
immunised Health
expenditure as % of GDP Government
health spending to 5 total government spending (%) Per Capita
spending in International Dollars |
68 87 43 67 1.4 5 96 |
Source: World Health Record 2005 and
Economic Survey 2007-08
