Database on Health

Information on various aspects of the health sector in India is spread over numerous sourcese. The main objective of the database was to bring information of health sector in India together under one umbrella and to use it to promote research and advocacy.

The database provides health sector information for all states in India, from 1951 to the latest available year (the census data are for 10-yearly periods). The data have been collected from various secondary sources.

The database contains Five major areas - Finance, Humanpower, Indicators, Infrastructure, and Socio Economic Data which are divided to subheads. The actual data are available under further subdivisions and may be presented accordingly to gender, rural-urban status or other categories.

Finance: Finance data present each state governments receipts and expenditure on health in various categories, such as medical (hospitals and dispensaries, medical education), public health (disease control programmes), family welfare programmes, and water supply and sanitation. Also state-wise information on total government spending.

Humanpower:Humanpower data cover information on various professions working in the health sector.Eg. Doctors, dentists, dental assistants, nurse, midwives, auxiliary nurse midwives health visitors, pharmacists, pharmacist's assistants, paramedical workers, X-ray technicians, dietitians nutritionists veterinarians.

Indicators:Indicators data cover vital information mortality , causes of death, and attention at birth or death.

Infrastructure:Data on infrastructure describes the health facilities available in the state.Like No. of Hospitals, dispensaries, beds, primary health centres, sub-centres and community health centres.

Socio-Economic Profile:Demographic Profile covers selected variables like rural-urban population, male-female population, age-group population, male-female literacy rates,Male-female agriculture labour, male-female cultivators,main and marginal workers in rural-urban area. Economic profile includes variable of State's Net state domestic product.

Revenue Expenditure on Health
Capital Expenditure on Health
Health Expenditure as percentage of Total Expenditure, State and Union
Total Revenue Expenditure,State and Union
Total Capital Expenditure,State and Union
Revenue Receipts from Public Health and Family Welfare
Revenue Receipts from Medical
Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)and Employees State Insurance Schemes (ESIS)
Receipts from Services and Fees
Revenue Expenditure on Family Welfare
Capital Expenditure on Family Welfare
Revenue Expenditure on Rural Family Welfare Services
Revenue Expenditure on Urban Family Welfare Services