KEY HEALTH INDICATORS (1999)

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Item of Information

Reference Period and Data

1. Population (lakhs) 1951 1991** 1999*
            Total 3610.9 8463.0 9813.2
            Male 1855.3 4392.3 5081.7
            Female 1755.6 4070.7 4731.5
2. Decennial growth rate (%) 1941-1951 1971-1981 1981-1991
    13.31 24.66 23.85(a)
3. Annual Growth rate (%)   1991 1999
      1.84 1.61
4. Sex Ratio (females per  thousand males) 1951 1991(a) 1999*
    946 927 931
5. Area in 1000 square Kms.     1991
        3287.3
6. Density of Population (per sq. Kms.)  1951 1971 1991(a)
    117 177 273
7. Percentage of urban to total population 1951 1971 1991
    17.29 19.91 25.71
8.

No. of districts(As on 31st March)

1981 1991 1999
    412 466 574
9. No. of towns 1961 1981 1991#
    2647 3949 4615
10. No. of development blocks(As on 31st March)   1980-1981 1999
      5011 5488
11. No. of villages (inhabited)   1981 1991
      557137(b) 587226
12. Age distribution of population (%) 1971 1981 1991
  0-14 42.0 39.6 37.8
  15-59 52.0 53.9 55.5
  60+ 6.0 6.5 6.7
13. Percentage of S.C. / S.T. to total Population 1961 1981 1991
  Scheduled caste 14.67 15.75 16.48#
  Scheduled Tribe 6.86 7.76 8.08#
14. Literacy rate (%) 1951 1981 1991
 

Persons

18.33 43.67 52.19
 

Male

27.16 56.37 64.20
 

Female

8.86 29.85 39.19
15. Population below poverty line (%) 1973-1974 1993-1994 1999-2000 
  Combined 54.9 36.0 26.1 
  Rural 56.4 37.3 27.1 
  Urban 49.0 32.4 23.6
16. Crude Birth Rate (SRS) per thousand 1941-1951 1991 1999(P)
    39.9 29.5# 26.1
17. Crude Death Rate (SRS) per thousand 27.4 9.8# 8.7
18. Natural Growth Rate (SRS) per thousand 12.5 19.7# 17.3
19. Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)  1946-1950 1991 1999
  No. of deaths per thousand live births 134 80# 70$
20. General Fertility Rate (SRS) 1981 1990 1996
  Rural  149.4 132.6  122.7
  Urban  107.2  96.1 85.1
  Total  140.9  123.9 112.5
21. Total Fertility Rate (SRS) 1981  1990  1996 
  Rural 4.8   4.1 3.7
  Urban  3.3  2.8 2.4
  Total  4.5 3.8  3.4
22. Expectation of life at birth (years) 1947 1986-1991 1996-2001
  Persons 31.7 58.6 63.5
  Male 32.0 58.1 62.8
  Female 31.4 59.1 64.2
23. No. of Medical Colleges 1950-1951 1991-1992 1998-1999
    30 146## 147@
24. No. of Dental Colleges 1950-1951 1991-1992 1997-1998
  BDS 4 57 100
  MDS + 23 37
25. No. of Colleges of ISM & H   1.4.1997 1.4.1999
  Ayurved   144  167
  Unani    31 37
  Siddha    2 2
                     Homoeopathy    118 116
26. No. of Hospitals (as on 1st January) 1952 1982 1999
    2694 6804 15500
27. No. of beds (all types) 117178 569495 908167
28. Beds per lakh population 32 83 93
29. No. of sub centres ( as on 31st March) 1967 1991 1999
    17521 130984 137271
30. No. of Primary Health Centres (as on 31st March) 4793 20139 22975
31. No. of Community Health Centres ( as on 31st March) 2070 2935
32.  No. of Allopathic Doctors registered with Medical council of India(00) (as on 31st December) 1951 1991 1999
618 3936 5354
 33.  No. of Doctors per lakh population 17 47 55
34. No.of Dentists registered with Dental Council of India(as on 31st December) 3290 10751 34761
35. No. of Dentists per million population 9 13 36
36.. No. of Registered general nursing midwifery with Nursing Council of India 1951 1991 1998
    16550 340208 671341
37. Gross National Product (Rs. in crores) 1950-1951 1990-1991 1998-1999
  At current prices 8938 470269 1597416&
  At 1980-81 prices 42644 208481 1070665&
38. Per capita Net National Product (Rs.) 1950-1951 1990-1991 1998-1999
  At current prices 238.8 4983.0 14682.3&
  At 1980-81 prices 1126.9 2222.2 9738.7&
39. Plan Outlay  (Rs. in crores) 1951-56 (Ist Plan)

1992-97

(VIIIth Plan)

1997-2001

 (IX Plan)

  Total 65.3

14102.20

35204.95

  Health 65.2

7494.20

19818.40

  Family Welfare 0.1

6500.00

15120.00

  ISM & H -

108.00

266.35

40. Per capita expenditure on Health & Family Welfare & Water Supply & Sanitation (Rs.)   1985-1986 1989-1990
      55.06 83.03
       

*

projected

**

includes projected population of J&K, where 1991 census could not be held
# excludes J&K, where 1991 census could not be held
## includes unrecognized medical colleges
+ not available
(a) Assam and J&K population are not taken into consideration
(b) exclude Assam where 1981 census could not be held due to disturbed condition
& Quick estimates and at 1993-1994 prices
@ Total no. of recognised Medical colleges.
$ Excludes Nagaland (Rural) and J & K due to part recipt of return.
SRS Sample Registration System of Registrar General of India