How the states scored in NITI Health Index: top and bottom 3 in key indicators

These rankings are on the basis of a Health Index, which is a composite score incorporating 23 indicators covering key aspects of performance in the health sector.

These include several indicators relating to health outcomes (such as neonatal mortality rate, under-five mortality rate, low birth weight among newborns), indicators relating to governance and information (such as integrity of data) and inputs/processes (such as positions vacant at hospitals).

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The graphics show the performers of the top three and bottom three in some of the major indicators relating to health outcomes.