Health Expenditures and Health Facilities in India

Abstract

In this chapter we discuss aggregate all-India and state-level data. We provide a synoptic view of state-level scenario for sixteen major Indian states. We discuss the situation in regard to budgetary expenditure on health care on its various components including primary, secondary and tertiary care. We use National Sample Survey latest round data to discuss utilization pattern across states in India. We highlight dimensions of inequity through various socio-economic classifications and different inequity measures.

Annexure

Table 4.34 Average total medical expenditure (Rs.) for nonhospitalized treatment per ailing person suffering from only one ailment for different levels of care (type of facility)

Table 4.35 Hospitalization pattern in rural and urban areas

Table 4.36 Per thousand distributions of spells of ailment treated on medical advice over levels of care in each state/UT for each gender (rural–urban combined)

Table 4.37 Per thousand distributions of hospitalization cases (EC) during the last 365 days by type of hospital and gender separately for each state/UT (rural)

Table 4.38 Per thousand distributions of hospitalization cases (EC) during the last 365 days by the type of hospital and gender separately for each state/UT (urban)