Measuring of health status of a community, assess health care needs, appropriate allocation of resources are changing over time. However, they are only indication and reflection of a given situation. But if measurement is over a longer period of time to look at the trends, they indicate the direction and speed of change and help at the same time to compare different areas and groups.
Table – 2 : Basic Health Indicators of Mizoram (RHS 2006)
Sl. No |
Indicators |
Value |
Mizoram |
India |
| 1 |
Population |
8,88,573 |
1027 million |
| 2 |
Decadal Growth Rate |
28.82 |
21.54 |
| 3 |
Density of Population |
42 |
312 |
| 4 |
Sex ratio (total) |
935 |
933 |
| 5 |
Sex ratio (0-6yrs) |
964 |
927 |
| 6 |
Literacy rate |
88.80 |
65.38 |
| 7 |
Birth rate |
21.90 |
25 |
| 8 |
Death rate |
5.10 |
9 |
| 9 |
Infant mortality rate |
14 |
64 |
| 10 |
Maternal mortality ratio |
163 |
407 |
| 11 |
Per capita income at current prices (Rs) |
19,696 |
17,978 |
| 12 |
Population below poverty line (%) |
22.5 |
26.1 |
| 13 |
Doctor population ratio |
2,623 |
1786 |
| 14 |
Nurse population ratio |
666 |
1282 |
| 15 |
Health worker population ratio |
1167 |
|
| 16 |
State Hospital at Aizawl |
1 |
|
| 17 |
District Hospital |
7 |
|
| 18 |
Community Health Centre (CHC) |
9 |
|
| 19 |
Primary Health Centre (PHC) |
57 |
|
| 20 |
Sub-Centre (SC) |
366 |
|
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