With the highest per capita health expenditure of Rs 9,871 in 2021-22, more than thrice the national average of just over Rs 3,000, and a well-structured healthcare network, Kerala has emerged as the best performing big state in health for the third consecutive year. Puducherry, meanwhile, continues to be the best performing small state. When it comes to states that have shown most improvement in the past five years, Himachal Pradesh and Mizoram grab the honours among the big and small states, respectively. Other than expenditure on health per person, these states were evaluated on parameters such as the infant mortality rate (IMR), maternal mortality rate (MMR), registered doctors and government hospitals per lakh persons, average patients served and number of beds per government hospital, and life expectancy.
