Health in Gujarat, India: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Gujarat was 70.4 years in 2019-23 (67.6 for men, 73.9 for women), against 70.3 for India; joint 9th shortest of 22 with figures.
What is the infant mortality rate in Gujarat?
20 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Gujarat died before their first birthday in 2023 (Sample Registration System; India: 25), down from 36 in 2013; joint 11th highest of 35.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many mothers die in childbirth in Gujarat?
51 mothers died for every 100,000 live births in Gujarat in 2021-23 (maternal mortality ratio; India: 88).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many children in Gujarat are anaemic?
79.7% of young children (6 to 59 months) in Gujarat were anaemic in 2019-21 (National Family Health Survey 5), up from 62.6% in 2015-16; all-India: 67.1%; 2nd highest of 36.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many pregnant women in Gujarat are anaemic?
62.6% of pregnant women in Gujarat were anaemic in 2019-21 (all-India: 52.2%), which raises the risk of low birth weight and of death in childbirth.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Gujarat have?
Gujarat had 2,300 government hospitals with 49,151 beds at the end of 2022, about 0.69 beds per 1,000 people (all-India: 0.61; 11th fewest of 36). Private hospitals are not counted.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyAre there enough doctors in rural Gujarat?
In March 2023, 1,558 doctors were working at Gujarat's rural primary health centres, against 1,893 sanctioned posts (335 vacant) and 1,483 needed by national norms (Rural Health Statistics).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many specialist doctors work in rural Gujarat?
Rural community health centres in Gujarat had 166 of the 1,400 specialists they need (surgeons, obstetricians and gynaecologists, physicians and paediatricians) in March 2023, 12% of the requirement (all-India: 20%).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow much does Gujarat spend on health?
Public spending on health in Gujarat was ₹10,396 crore in 2019-20, about ₹1,523 per resident; 12th lowest of 31 with figures.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow Gujarat compares with other states
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Gujarat ranks 11 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jharkhand | 29 |
| 9 | Haryana | 26 |
| 10 | Bihar | 23 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 20 |
| 12 | Uttarakhand | 20 |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | 20 |
| 14 | Andhra Pradesh | 19 |
Life expectancy at birth (2019-23)
Gujarat ranks 14 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Andhra Pradesh | 70.7 years |
| 12 | Odisha | 70.5 years |
| 13 | Rajasthan | 70.4 years |
| 14 | Gujarat | 70.4 years |
| 15 | Karnataka | 70.0 years |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 69.5 years |
| 17 | Bihar | 69.3 years |
Government hospital beds per 1,000 people (2022)
Gujarat ranks 26 of 36, highest first. Beds on 31 December 2022 divided by the official projected population for 2022.
| Rank | Region | Government hospital beds per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Jammu and Kashmir | 0.73 |
| 24 | Uttarakhand | 0.73 |
| 25 | Rajasthan | 0.73 |
| 26 | Gujarat | 0.69 |
| 27 | Assam | 0.65 |
| 28 | Punjab | 0.62 |
| 29 | Odisha | 0.58 |
Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic (2019-21)
Gujarat ranks 2 of 36, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladakh | 93.9% |
| 2 | Gujarat | 79.7% |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 75.8% |
| 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 72.7% |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 72.6% |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 71.5% |
| 7 | Punjab | 71.1% |
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Sources
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 14: State-wise Children Aged 6-59 Months who are Anaemic, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 88b94ba8796f…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 15: State-wise Pregnant Women Aged 15-49 Years who are Anaemic, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 10416e5dd5f9…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 16: State-wise Health Infrastructure - Doctors and Specialists (Rural Health Statistics, 31 March 2023), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2e055836b4d9…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 18: State-wise Public Expenditure on Health, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 264dafcd814a…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 17: State-wise Number of Government Hospitals and Beds, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 86c53d763e42…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 4: State-wise Infant Mortality Rate, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7f5e2e5b7d62…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 7: State-wise Life Expectancy, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2d87cfcb6759…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 5: State-wise Maternal Mortality Ratio, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 43c67ae2dca5…)
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