Open AccessA STUDY OF INTERSTATE VARIATIONS OF HEALTH OUTCOMES IN INDIA
Author(s) -
Manju Devi,
Sanju Karol Prof.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of applied research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/3614719
Subject(s) - life expectancy , per capita , demography , rank correlation , poverty , inequality , health indicator , spearman's rank correlation coefficient , geography , mortality rate , literacy , infant mortality , socioeconomics , demographic economics , economic growth , statistics , economics , population , mathematics , sociology , mathematical analysis
The present study attempts to highlight the trends and regional variations in health outcomes in major states of India.Thestudy investigates the spatial variations across the selected states of India in terms of basic health indicators such asinfant mortality rate(IMR), under five mortality rate (U5MR), life expectancy rate(LEB) and literacy rate. In order tocapture the health outcomes of 20 major states of India spearman's rank correlation has been calculated. In the study,health outcomes data have been used forIMR trends in rural urban comparison for the period 1980 to 2017.The studyrevealed the rank correlation between Life expectancy at birth( LEB) and poverty level, per capita NSDP, total literacyrate, per capita health expenditure show highly statistically significant correlations. Human Development Index (HDI)value and LEB also shows the rank correlation (0.809) which are highly statisticallypositively significantcorrelations.Negative signare(-0.275) of rank correlation betweenLEBand poverty level depicts the inverse relationship betweenthem, showing an increase in poverty level is expected to bring a fall inLEB.The study revealed the Inequalities in theavailability of health servicesacrossthe selectedstates of India.Variations are pronounced in terms of socio-economic,demographic and maternal health outcomes.The interstate variation are the best illustrated by comparing the state ofKerala with (7 per thousand live birth) in IMR and female literacy rate with (92.1percent).Thestudy also focuses on theinequalities in utilization of preventive and curative servicesacross the rural -urban areas of selected states of Indiaandfound that the economic conditions and effectiveness of health services at the state level have direct bearing on healthstatus of people in the respective states.