Question

What are the major changes which indicate improvement in public health in India?

Answer 1

These are the factors which indicate improvement in public health in India
(i) Life expectancy of Indians has increased upto 65 years in 2011.
(ii) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has come down from 147 in 1951 to 47 in 2010. Crude birth rate has dropped to 22.1 within the same time.
(iii) While life expectancy has increased, death rate has dropped to 7 during the same time period.
Increase in longevity of life, reduction in infant mortality, all these indicate improvement in public health.