Kerala has emerged as the top ranking state in the second health index launched by NITI Aayog, while Uttar Pradesh is the worst, reported PTI. The health index is a composite measure of States and Union Territories based on 23 health indicators with major weightage to the outcomes. The second round of the health index accounts for the period 2015-16 (base year) to 2017-18 (reference year). Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra emerged as the second and third best in terms of overall health performance respectively, according to a report titled ‘Healthy States, Progressive India: Report on Rank of States and UTs’.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/healthy-states-progressive-india-report-ranks-states-and-union-territories-0
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Health Index Report.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/niti-aayog
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/immunisation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
