The northern state of Uttar Pradesh in India spent around 190 billion Indian rupees on public health in financial year 2018. This was the highest that any state spent on healthcare when compared to other states in the country that year. The western state of Maharashtra ranked second with a little over 122 billion rupees public health expenditure, while the state of Jharkhand had the lowest expenditure at around 31 billion rupees.
State governments responsible for public healthcare
India had one of the lowest expenditures on healthcare among 36 other OECD countries. While the United States spent about 17 percent of its GDP on healthcare, India spent just around three percent on health care in 2018. As a result, private healthcare sector has been booming and Indian citizens incur high out-of-pocket costs for healthcare. It is clear that India’s health financing is in need of better funding and resources to ensure healthcare remains affordable and accessible to all.
Indian states with the highest public health expenditure in financial year 2018
(in billion Indian rupees)
Note: Figures indicate budget estimates.
India's financial year starts in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2016 started in April 2015 and ended in March 2016.
One Indian rupee is equal to 0.012 U.S. dollars and 0.013 euros (as of June 2020).
Values have been rounded.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India). (March 19, 2018). Indian states with the highest public health expenditure in financial year 2018 (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685200/india-highest-public-health-expenditure-by-state/
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