Health in Puducherry, India: official figures
7 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Puducherry died before their first birthday in 2023 (Sample Registration System; India: 25), down from 17 in 2013; joint 5th lowest of 35.
How many children in Puducherry are anaemic?
64.0% of young children (6 to 59 months) in Puducherry were anaemic in 2019-21 (National Family Health Survey 5), up from 44.9% in 2015-16; all-India: 67.1%; 16th lowest of 36.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many pregnant women in Puducherry are anaemic?
42.5% of pregnant women in Puducherry 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 Puducherry have?
Puducherry had 137 government hospitals with 3,306 beds at the end of 2022, about 2.04 beds per 1,000 people (all-India: 0.61; 8th most of 36). Private hospitals are not counted.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyAre there enough doctors in rural Puducherry?
In March 2023, 41 doctors were working at Puducherry's rural primary health centres, against 24 sanctioned posts and 24 needed by national norms (Rural Health Statistics).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many specialist doctors work in rural Puducherry?
Rural community health centres in Puducherry had 1 of the 12 specialists they need (surgeons, obstetricians and gynaecologists, physicians and paediatricians) in March 2023, 8% of the requirement (all-India: 20%).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow much does Puducherry spend on health?
Public spending on health in Puducherry was ₹735 crore in 2019-20, about ₹4,851 per resident; 5th highest of 31 with figures.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow Puducherry compares with other union territories
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Puducherry ranks 30 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 9 |
| 28 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 9 |
| 29 | Lakshadweep | 9 |
| 30 | Puducherry | 7 |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 7 |
| 32 | Goa | 6 |
| 33 | Sikkim | 6 |
Government hospital beds per 1,000 people (2022)
Puducherry ranks 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sikkim | 2.65 |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh | 2.23 |
| 7 | Goa | 2.15 |
| 8 | Puducherry | 2.04 |
| 9 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.72 |
| 10 | Mizoram | 1.61 |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu | 1.52 |
Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic (2019-21)
Puducherry ranks 21 of 36, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Karnataka | 65.5% |
| 19 | Odisha | 64.2% |
| 20 | Tripura | 64.2% |
| 21 | Puducherry | 64.0% |
| 22 | Andhra Pradesh | 63.2% |
| 23 | Uttarakhand | 58.8% |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 57.4% |
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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…)
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