Bihar

• 28 Dec 2021

Bihar in NITI Aayog Health Index 2021

Why in News

• On December 27, 2021, government think tank NITI Aayog released the fourth edition of its health index for 2019-20, ranking states on the basis of overall health performance. In this, Bihar ranks 18^th in terms of overall health performance among large states, while Kerala is at the top.

Key Points

• The report was divided into three parts - large states, small states and union territories. Among the smaller states, Mizoram was the best performing state while Nagaland remained at the bottom.
• NITI Aayog's Health Index is a weighted composite score consisting of 24 indicators covering key aspects of health performance.
• In terms of overall health performance among large states, Bihar ranks 18th out of 19 states with a score of 31.00. On the other hand, Kerala is ranked first with 82.20, Tamil Nadu is second with 72.42 and Telangana is third with 69.96.
• According to the NITI Aayog report, Chandigarh tops the Union Territories, followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli at number two and Delhi at number three.