U'khand performs well on key health indicators: Survey

Uttarakhand continues to fare well and Uttar Pradesh poorly on key health indicators released today as per the findings of Annual Health Survey (AHS) in 284 districts of nine states, which constitute for 50 per cent of India's population.
While Shraswati district of Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of 100, three districts of Almora, Pithoragarh and Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand recorded a comparatively low IMR of 20.
IMR is the number of deaths of children less than one year of age per 1000 live births.
AHS was conducted in Empowered Action Group states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Rajasthan, besides Assam.

Uttarakhand also recorded the lowest MMR (162) and Assam the highest of 347 among states. Garhwal HQ (155) in Uttarakhand had the lowest MMR and Faizabad Mandal (437) in Uttar Pradesh the highest MMR.
MMR is the ratio of the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

On the key health indicator of Sex Ratio at Birth (SBR), Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district recorded the lowest of 766 while Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest of 1,050.
Among the states, Chhattisgarh state recorded the highest SRB of 951 and Uttarakhand the lowest of 866. Assam recorded the highest rise of 12 in SRB.

Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh (12) in Uttarakhand had the lowest Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (NNMR) and Balangir district of Odisha had the highest of 72.
In the Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR), Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand recorded the lowest of 23 while Kandhamal district of Odisha had the highest of 142.
Funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and implemented by the Office of Registrar General, India, the AHS is conducted in all the 284 districts (as per 2001 Census) in eight Empowered Action Group States and Assam for a three year period (a Baseline Survey followed by two updation surveys) spread over 2010-11 to 2012-13.