Health in Punjab, India: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Punjab was 70.8 years in 2019-23 (68.8 for men, 73.1 for women), against 70.3 for India; joint 9th longest of 22 with figures.
What is the infant mortality rate in Punjab?
17 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Punjab died before their first birthday in 2023 (Sample Registration System; India: 25), down from 26 in 2013; joint 16th highest of 35.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many mothers die in childbirth in Punjab?
90 mothers died for every 100,000 live births in Punjab in 2021-23 (maternal mortality ratio; India: 88).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many children in Punjab are anaemic?
71.1% of young children (6 to 59 months) in Punjab were anaemic in 2019-21 (National Family Health Survey 5), up from 56.6% in 2015-16; all-India: 67.1%; 7th highest of 36.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many pregnant women in Punjab are anaemic?
51.7% of pregnant women in Punjab 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 Punjab have?
Punjab had 675 government hospitals with 19,020 beds at the end of 2022, about 0.62 beds per 1,000 people (all-India: 0.61; 9th fewest of 36). Private hospitals are not counted.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyAre there enough doctors in rural Punjab?
In March 2023, 411 doctors were working at Punjab's rural primary health centres, against 586 sanctioned posts (175 vacant) and 397 needed by national norms (Rural Health Statistics).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many specialist doctors work in rural Punjab?
Rural community health centres in Punjab had 55 of the 336 specialists they need (surgeons, obstetricians and gynaecologists, physicians and paediatricians) in March 2023, 16% of the requirement (all-India: 20%).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow much does Punjab spend on health?
Public spending on health in Punjab was ₹3,777 crore in 2019-20, about ₹1,262 per resident; 7th lowest of 31 with figures.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow Punjab compares with other states
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Punjab ranks 17 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Andhra Pradesh | 19 |
| 15 | Telangana | 18 |
| 16 | West Bengal | 17 |
| 17 | Punjab | 17 |
| 18 | Tripura | 15 |
| 19 | Maharashtra | 14 |
| 20 | Karnataka | 14 |
Life expectancy at birth (2019-23)
Punjab ranks 9 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Maharashtra | 72.8 years |
| 7 | West Bengal | 72.5 years |
| 8 | Uttarakhand | 71.3 years |
| 9 | Punjab | 70.8 years |
| 10 | Telangana | 70.8 years |
| 11 | Andhra Pradesh | 70.7 years |
| 12 | Odisha | 70.5 years |
Government hospital beds per 1,000 people (2022)
Punjab ranks 28 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Rajasthan | 0.73 |
| 26 | Gujarat | 0.69 |
| 27 | Assam | 0.65 |
| 28 | Punjab | 0.62 |
| 29 | Odisha | 0.58 |
| 30 | Haryana | 0.47 |
| 31 | Madhya Pradesh | 0.40 |
Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic (2019-21)
Punjab ranks 7 of 36, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 72.7% |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 72.6% |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 71.5% |
| 7 | Punjab | 71.1% |
| 8 | Haryana | 70.4% |
| 9 | Telangana | 70.0% |
| 10 | Bihar | 69.4% |
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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…)
- 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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