Niti Aayog health index 2021: See ranking of states and union territories based on performance

The health index released by government think tank Niti Aayog said that Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters.

Government think tank Niti Aayog on Monday released the fourth edition of its health index, which ranked states based on overall health performance. Kerala was ranked as the best performer on top, while Uttar Pradesh was the worst.

Chandigarh was on top among union territories in Niti Aayog's health index 2021. (HT file/Representative image)

The report was divided in three parts - larger states, smaller states and union territories. Among the smaller states, Mizoram was the best performer and Nagaland was at the bottom.

Among the union territories, Chandigarh was on top, followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli at number 2 and Delhi at number 3. Puducherry was the worst overall performer, according to the Niti Aayog report.

The fourth round of the Health Index took into account the period 2019-20 (reference year).

Niti Aayog’s health index is a weighted composite score incorporating 24 indicators covering key aspects of health performance.

Here’s the health index released by Niti Aayog

Larger States:

	Base Year	Reference Year
Kerala	77.53	74.65
Andhra Pradesh	60.84	65.31
Maharashtra	61.76	64.53
Gujarat	62.61	63.72
Punjab	65.83	63.41
Himachal Pradesh	61.84	63.10
Jammu and Kashmir	61.02	62.92
Karnataka	59.39	61.77
Tamil Nadu	64.05	60.50
Telangana	56.12	59.42
Haryana	47.59	54.08
Chhattisgarh	52.69	53.97
Jharkhand	48.25	53.67
Assam	45.84	50.02
Rajasthan	37.35	43.23
Uttarakhand	44.61	39.61
Madhya Pradesh	40.77	38.69
Odisha	40.19	36.35
Bihar	39.10	32.43
Uttar Pradesh	34.44	29.16

Smaller States:

	Base Year	Reference Year
Mizoram	73.70	74.98
Manipur	57.78	60.59
Meghalaya	56.83	55.95
Goa	53.13	51.90
Sikkim	53.20	50.50
Tripura	43.51	46.38
Arunachal Pradesh	49.51	46.07
Nagaland	37.59	38.51

Union Territories:

	Base Year	Reference Year
Chandigarh	58.35	67.08
D&N Haveli	45.41	60.73
Delhi	59.84	52.22
Daman & Diu	48.32	51.04
Lakshadweep	54.58	50.22
A&N Islands	55.74	49.89
Puducherry	35.51	31.87

The report has been prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with technical assistance from the World Bank.