Health in Uttar Pradesh, India: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Uttar Pradesh was 68.0 years in 2019-23 (66.5 for men, 69.8 for women), against 70.3 for India; 3rd shortest of 22 with figures.
What is the infant mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh?
37 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Uttar Pradesh died before their first birthday in 2023 (Sample Registration System; India: 25), down from 50 in 2013; joint highest of 35.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many mothers die in childbirth in Uttar Pradesh?
141 mothers died for every 100,000 live births in Uttar Pradesh in 2021-23 (maternal mortality ratio; India: 88).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many children in Uttar Pradesh are anaemic?
66.4% of young children (6 to 59 months) in Uttar Pradesh were anaemic in 2019-21 (National Family Health Survey 5), up from 63.2% in 2015-16; all-India: 67.1%; 17th highest of 36.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many pregnant women in Uttar Pradesh are anaemic?
45.9% of pregnant women in Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh have?
Uttar Pradesh had 4,942 government hospitals with 79,552 beds at the end of 2022, about 0.34 beds per 1,000 people (all-India: 0.61; 4th fewest of 36). Private hospitals are not counted.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyAre there enough doctors in rural Uttar Pradesh?
In March 2023, 2,827 doctors were working at Uttar Pradesh's rural primary health centres, against 4,448 sanctioned posts (1,621 vacant) and 3,055 needed by national norms (Rural Health Statistics).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many specialist doctors work in rural Uttar Pradesh?
Rural community health centres in Uttar Pradesh had 976 of the 3,756 specialists they need (surgeons, obstetricians and gynaecologists, physicians and paediatricians) in March 2023, 26% of the requirement (all-India: 20%).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow much does Uttar Pradesh spend on health?
Public spending on health in Uttar Pradesh was ₹20,250 crore in 2019-20, about ₹896 per resident; 3rd lowest of 31 with figures.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow Uttar Pradesh compares with other states
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Uttar Pradesh ranks 1 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 37 |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 37 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 37 |
| 4 | Meghalaya | 34 |
| 5 | Odisha | 30 |
| 6 | Assam | 30 |
| 7 | Rajasthan | 29 |
Life expectancy at birth (2019-23)
Uttar Pradesh ranks 20 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Jharkhand | 69.5 years |
| 17 | Bihar | 69.3 years |
| 18 | Haryana | 68.8 years |
| 19 | Assam | 68.6 years |
| 20 | Uttar Pradesh | 68.0 years |
| 21 | Madhya Pradesh | 67.6 years |
| 22 | Chhattisgarh | 64.6 years |
Government hospital beds per 1,000 people (2022)
Uttar Pradesh ranks 33 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Haryana | 0.47 |
| 31 | Madhya Pradesh | 0.40 |
| 32 | Jharkhand | 0.35 |
| 33 | Uttar Pradesh | 0.34 |
| 34 | Chhattisgarh | 0.32 |
| 35 | Maharashtra | 0.22 |
| 36 | Bihar | 0.21 |
Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic (2019-21)
Uttar Pradesh ranks 17 of 36, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Assam | 68.4% |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 67.4% |
| 16 | Chhattisgarh | 67.2% |
| 17 | Uttar Pradesh | 66.4% |
| 18 | Karnataka | 65.5% |
| 19 | Odisha | 64.2% |
| 20 | Tripura | 64.2% |
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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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