NITI Aayog’s Annual Health Index
Q. What is the 5th edition of the NITI Aayog Health Index?
The NITI Aayog along with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the World Bank publishes the Annual Health Index. The 5th edition is the latest index tracking the performance of States and Union Territories in the health sector in the Covid years of 2020-2021.
Q. The first Annual State Health Index report was published in which year?
The first Annual State Health Index report was published in 2017 by NITI Aayog along with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and World Bank.
Q. In the latest Health Index, which state has topped in the larger states category?
Kerala has topped the Health Index in the category of larger states followed by Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
Q. Which Union Territories were crowned the best and worst performers in the latest Health Index?
Lakshadweep was ranked the top performer while Delhi was ranked the worst performer in the category of Union Territories.
Q. What are the three categories in which the States are grouped based on their performance?
Based on the composite index, the States are grouped into 3 categories: Aspirants, Achievers and Front runners. Aspirants form the lowest category with a score below 48, followed by achievers which come under the middle category having a score between 48-62 and the front runners are the states at the top that have scored more than 62.
NITI Aayog Health Index 2023 – State-wise List
The NITI Aayog Annual Health Index is an index released by NITI Aayog together with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the World Bank. It was first published in 2017. It is a record that keeps information about the performance of States and Union Territories in the sector of healthcare. NITI Aayog along with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the World Bank started the Annual Health Index in 2017. The fifth edition of the Annual Health Index was recently published by the NITI Aayog for 2020-2021.
Table of Content
- What is the NITI Aayog Health Index?
- Aim of the NITI Aayog’s Health Index
- Participants in the Health Index
- Parameters on which the Health Index is Calculated
- Division of States and Union Territories in the Health Index
- Highlights of the Fifth Annual Health Index 2020-2021
- Health Index Released by NITI Aayog
- Conclusion