UP last again in NITI Aayog Health Index 2019-20, Kerala tops ranking

As good news, India's most populous state shows highest incremental performance between 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Poll-bound Uttar Pradesh has once again figured at the bottom of 19 large states on the fourth NITI Aayog health index for 2019-20, released on Monday.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana are the top three, which means for four times in a row Kerala has emerged the best in overall health performance.

Bihar and Madhya Pradesh were the second- and third-worst performers, respectively (see chart).

For generating ranks and ensuring comparability among entities, the entities have been classified into three categories (larger states, smaller states, and Union Territories) in the index.

All the states and Union Territories (UTs) except West Bengal participated. Ladakh was