Puducherry surpasses India's performance on most health indicators: Report

Part of Puducherry's success is due to its small population- 1.24 million people

The Union Territory of Puducherry surpasses India’s performance on most health indicators. Its infant mortality rate is 16 per 1,000 live births same as Vietnam, while India’s average is 41 same as Ethiopia. Nearly 99.9 per cent of births take place in health institutions and 91.3per cent of children are immunised, as against the national average of 78.4 per cent institutional births and 62 per cent child immunisation.

Part of Puducherry’s success is due to its small population— its 1.24 million people give the state a population density of  2,598 people per sq km. By contrast, Delhi has 16.8 million people,