Health Indicators

SNo States Life Expectancy at Life Expectancy at Infant Mortality Rate Infant Mortality Rate Sex
birth (1992-96) birth (2001-06) 1991 2001 Ratio
Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Male Female Total
01 Andhra 60.8 63.0 62.79 65.00 67 51 55 65 68 66 978
Pradesh
02 Assam 56.1 56.6 58.96 60.87 96 87 92 69 80 74 932
03 Bihar 60.2 58.2 65.66 64.79 62 89 75 57 68 62 921
04 Gujarat 60.5 62.5 63.12 64.10 74 82 78 61 60 60 921
05 Haryana 63.4 64.3 64.64 69.30 57 54 52 63 70 66 861
06 Karnataka 61.1 64.5 62.43 66.44 74 72 74 59 58 58 964
07 Kerala 70.2 75.8 71.67 75.00 45 41 42 14 9 11 1058
08 Madhya 55.1 54.7 59.19 58.01 131 136 133 83 89 86 920
Pradesh
09 Maharashtra 63.8 66.2 66.75 69.76 72 76 74 43 48 45 922
10 Orissa 56.9 56.6 60.05 59.71 129 111 125 90 93 91 972
11 Punjab 66.4 68.6 69.78 72.00 81 53 74 43 63 52 874
12 Rajasthan 58.6 59.6 62.17 62.80 94 79 87 78 82 80 922
13 Tamil Nadu 62.8 64.8 67.00 69.75 55 51 54 45 54 49 986
14 Uttar Pradesh 57.7 56.4 63.54 64.09 98 104 99 82 84 83 898
15 West Bengal 61.8 63.1 66.08 69.34 75 51 62 53 49 51 934
 Literacy Rates
S. States Rural Total
No. 1991 2001 1991 2000
Male Female Person Male Female Person Male Female Person Male Female Person
01 Andhra 41.4 17.61 29.62 66.1 44.36 55.33 50.3 26.43 38.51 70.8 51.17 61.11
Pradesh 9 3 5 5
02 Assam 56.6 33.23 45.47 69.0 55.25 60.92 60.2 37.63 49.58 71.9 56.03 64.28
1 2 5 3
03 Bihar 45.8 13.70 30.35 57.7 30.03 44.42 50.3 18.47 35.13 60.3 33.57 47.53
2 0 0 2
04 Gujarat 61.5 30.35 46.28 70.7 45.75 58.53 69.2 41.62 55.88 80.5 58.60 69.97
6 1 5 0
05 Haryana 58.7 21.90 41.72 76.1 49.77 63.82 64.1 31.23 48.92 79.2 56.31 68.59
9 3 7 5
06 Karnataka 55.5 26.86 41.42 7063 48.50 59.68 63.7 37.46 50.94 76.2 57.45 67.04
8 8 9
07 Kerala 91.7 82.34 86.91 93.5 86.79 90.05 92.6 83.64 88.00 94.2 87.86 90.92
9 4 5 0
08 Madhya 47.9 13.60 31.26 72.1 42.96 58.10 55.9 22.86 40.02 76.8 50.08 64.11
Pradesh 3 0 1 0
09 Maharashtra 66.1 32.36 49.35 82.1 59.12 70.84 74.3 45.33 60.37 86.2 67.51 77.27
6 7 6 7
10 Orissa 58.6 25.71 42.26 73.5 47.22 60.44 61.9 29.69 46.10 75.9 50.97 63.61
6 7 6 5
11 Punjab 55.3 35.95 46.21 71.7 57.91 65.16 61.2 43.39 52.90 75.6 63.55 69.95
5 0 9 3
12 Rajasthan 44.2 8.22 26.91 72.9 37.74 55.92 52.5 16.89 35.53 76.4 44.34 61.03
8 6 4 6
13 Tamil Nadu 61.8 32.86 47.42 77.4 55.84 66.66 69.9 43.87 57.02 82.3 64.55 73.47
9 7 2 3
14 Uttar 49.7 14.57 33.29 68.0 37.74 53.68 53.9 20.99 38.62 70.2 42.97 57.36
Pradesh 8 1 5 3
15 West 62.0 33.41 48.29 73.7 53.82 64.06 67.9 42.98 56.19 77.5 60.22 69.22
Bengal 4 5 8 8
S.No. States Gross Enrollment Ratio (2001-02) Class I to V Drop out Ratios (2001-02) Class I to V
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
01 Andhra Pradesh 104.71 103.22 103.97 42.62 43.46 43.03
02 Assam 127.18 107.42 117.43 46.63 51.18 48.64
03 Bihar 95.45 61.19 78.70 60.70 63.11 61.64
04 Gujarat 132.82 111.16 122.29 27.21 22.13 25.05
05 Haryana 76.33 76.54 76.43 30.49 30.53 30.51
06 Karnataka 116.80 108.57 112.74 23.86 23.87 23.87
07 Kerala 85.87 85.11 85.50 0 0 0
08 Madhya Pradesh 119.82 102.16 111.24 29.24 29.96 29.55
09 Maharashtra 110.57 105.86 108.27 6.08 8.77 7.37
10 Orissa 133.52 97.25 115.64 38.91 40.08 39.38
11 Punjab 76.49 77.38 76.91 21.28 19.29 20.34
12 Rajasthan 139.07 83.17 112.15 55.48 73.50 63.20
13 Tamil Nadu 97.89 97.72 97.81 30.16 24.03 27.24
14 Uttar Pradesh 80.93 49.36 65.72 45.82 54.99 49.40
15 West Bengal 112.72 106.82 109.80 39.40 40.41 39.86
Source: Abstract of Selected Educational Statistics 2001-02
Human Development Index for India – Combined
S.No. State 1981 1991 2001
01 Andhra Pradesh 0.298 0.377 0.416
02 Assam 0.272 0.348 0.386
03 Bihar 0.237 0.308 0.367
04 Gujarat 0.360 0.431 0.479
05 Haryana 0.360 0.443 0.509
06 Karnataka 0.346 0.412 0.478
07 Kerala 0.500 0.591 0.638
08 Madhya Pradesh 0.245 0.328 0.394
09 Maharashtra 0.363 0.452 0.523
10 Orissa 0.267 0.345 0.404
11 Punjab 0.411 0.457 0.537
12 Rajasthan 0.256 0.347 0.424
13 Tamil Nadu 0.343 0.466 0.531
14 Uttar Pradesh 0.255 0.314 0.388
15 West Bengal 0.305 0.404 0.472
 Number (in Lakh) and Percentage of Rural Population Below Poverty Line as per the Expert Group Methodology of Poverty Estimation – 15
Major States

1973-74 1977-78 1983 1987-88 1993-94 1999-20002007

(Projection)
Sl States/UTs Person %age Person %age Person %age Person %age Person %age Person %age Person %age
1 Adh Pradesh 178.21 48.4 149.13 38.11 114.34 26.5 96.38 20.9 79.49 15.9 58.13 11.05 26.97 4.58
1 3 2 2
2 Assam 76.37 52.6 97.55 59.8 73.43 42.6 73.53 39.3 94.33 45.0 92.17 40.0 95.36 37.89
7 2 0 5 1 4
3 Bihar 336.52 62.9 364.48 63.2 417.70 64.3 370.23 52.6 450.86 58.2 376.51 44.3 482.16 44.81
9 5 7 3 1 0
4 Gujarat 94.61 46.3 92.53 41.7 72.88 29.8 74.13 28.6 62.16 22.1 39.80 13.1 6.88 2.00
5 6 0 7 8 7
5 Haryana 30.08 34.2 26.43 27.7 22.03 20.5 18.86 16.2 36.56 28.0 11.94 8.27 3.30 2.00
3 3 6 2 2
6 Karnataka 128.4 55.1 120.39 48.1 100.50 36.3 96.81 32.8 95.99 29.8 59.91 17.3 28.66 7.77
4 8 3 2 8 8
7 Kerala 111.36 59.1 102.85 51.4 81.62 39.0 61.64 29.1 55.95 25.7 20.97 9.38 4.03 1.63
9 8 3 0 6
8 M. Pradesh 231.21 62.6 247.98 62.5 215.48 48.9 200.02 41.9 216.19 40.6 217.32 37.0 192.07 28.73
6 2 0 2 4 6
9 Maharashtra 210.84 57.7 249.75 63.9 193.75 45.2 186.89 40.7 193.33 37.9 125.12 23.7 101.61 16.96
1 7 3 8 3 2
1 Orissa 142.24 67.2 162.50 72.3 164.65 67.5 149.98 57.6 140.90 49.7 143.69 48.0 139.12 41.72
0 8 8 3 4 2 1
11 Punjab 30.47 28.2 18.87 16.3 16.79 13.2 17.09 12.6 17.76 11.95 10.20 6.35 3.40 2.00
1 7 0 0
1 Rajasthan 101.41 44.7 89.66 35.8 96.77 33.5 104.97 33.2 94.68 26.4 55.06 13.7 54.41 11.09
2 6 9 0 1 6 4
1 Tamil Nadu 172.6 57.4 182.50 57.6 181.61 53.9 161.80 45.8 121.70 32.4 80.51 20.5 12.46 3.68
3 3 8 9 0 8 5
1 Uttar 449.99 56.5 407.41 47.6 448.03 46.4 429.74 41.1 496.17 42.2 412.01 31.2 373.16 24.25
4 Pradesh 3 0 5 0 8 2
1 West Bengal 257.96 73.1 259.69 68.3 268.60 63.0 223.37 48.3 209.90 40.8 180.11 31.8 137.53 21.98
5 6 4 5 0 0 5
All India 2612.9 56.4 2642.4 53.0 2519.5 45.6 2318.7 39.0 2440.3 37.2 1932.4 27.0 1705.26 21.07
0 4 7 7 7 5 9 9 1 7 3 9
Source: Planning Commission
 Number (in Lakh) and Percentage of Combined (Rural + Urban) Population Below Poverty Line as per the Expert Group Methodology of
Poverty Estimation 15 Major States

1973-74 1977-78 1983 1987-88 1993-94 1999-2000 2007(Projection)

Sl States/UTs Person %age Person %age Person %age Person %age Person %age Person %age Person %age
1 Adh Pradesh 225.69 48.8 197.54 39.3 164.58 28.9 160.43 25.8 153.97 22.1 119.01 15.7 68.72 8.49
6 1 1 6 9 7
2 Assam 81.83 51.2 103.36 57.1 77.89 40.4 75.75 36.2 96.36 40.8 94.55 36.0 97.14 33.33
1 5 7 1 6 9
3 Bihar 370.57 61.9 401.82 61.5 462.05 62.2 420.93 52.1 493.35 54.9 425.64 42.6 536.91 43.18
1 5 2 3 6 0
4 Gujarat 138.42 48.1 130.88 41.2 117.92 32.7 122.36 31.5 105.19 24.2 67.89 14.0 11.25 2.00
5 3 9 4 1 7
5 Haryana 38.32 35.3 35.48 29.5 29.60 21.3 25.37 16.6 43.88 25.0 17.34 8.74 4.81 2.00
6 5 7 4 5
6 Karnataka 170.67 54.4 168.17 48.7 149.81 38.2 158.61 37.8 156.48 33.1 104.40 20.0 45.00 7.85
7 8 4 3 6 4
7 Kerala 135.52 59.7 127.22 52.2 106.77 40.4 88.48 31.7 76.41 25.4 41.04 12.7 12.04 3.61
9 2 2 9 3 2
8 M. Pradesh 276.30 61.7 302.87 61.7 277.97 49.7 264.30 43.0 298.52 42.5 298.54 37.4 266.54 29.52
8 8 8 7 2 3
9 Maharashtra 287.42 53.2 329.91 55.8 290.89 43.4 296.27 40.4 305.22 36.8 227.99 25.0 174.30 16.18
4 8 4 1 6 2
1 Orissa 154.47 66.1 176.32 70.0 181.31 65.2 165.93 55.5 160.60 48.5 169.09 47.1 162.69 41.04
0 8 7 9 8 6 5
11 Punjab 40.49 28.1 30.23 19.2 28.64 16.1 25.17 13.2 25.11 11.77 14.49 6.16 5.35 2.00
5 7 8 0
1 Rajasthan 128.51 46.1 116.88 37.4 126.83 34.4 142.90 35.1 128.50 27.4 81.83 15.2 77.86 12.11
2 4 2 6 5 1 8
1 Tamil Nadu 239.52 54.9 255.47 54.7 260.07 51.6 231.07 43.3 202.10 35.0 130.48 21.1 44.07 6.61
3 4 9 6 9 3 2
1 Uttar 535.73 57.0 504.37 49.0 556.74 47.0 536.53 41.4 604.46 40.8 529.89 31.1 484.41 24.67
4 Pradesh 7 5 7 6 5 5
1 West Bengal 299.30 63.4 310.57 60.5 318.69 54.8 283.61 44.7 254.56 35.6 213.49 27.0 159.73 18.30
5 3 2 5 2 6 2
All India 3213.3 54.8 3288.9 51.3 3228.9 44.4 3070.4 38.8 3203.6 35.9 2602.5 26.1 2200.94 19.34
6 8 5 2 7 8 9 6 8 7 0 0
Source: Planning Commission