Here are some dismal figures about health care system in India. Just as the graphs in this post explained why China is easily the engine of the world economy, these figures gives ample credence to Time magazine's claim that India is the "sick man of Asia".
1. In the 2001-06 period, while the Indian economy grew almost 50%, the percentage of children under three who are moderately or severely under-weight dropped a mere 1%to 46%, which is worse than in most African countries! Four out of five children are anaemic.
2. Almost one in four women who give birth receives no antenatal care.
3. Just 43.5% of very young children are fully immunized.
4. Public spending forms only 17% of expenditure on health care, compared to 20% in Pakistan, 28% in Bangladesh, 38% in China, 45% in US, 77% in Germany, 81% in Japan, and G7 average of 70%.
5. Percapital total expenditure on health care is $91, to $48 in Pakistan, $64 in Bangladesh, $277 in China, $2293 in Japan, $3171 in Germany and $6096 in US.
6. India has 0.6 doctors and 0.8 nurses per 1000 people, compared to 0.74 and 0.31 for Pakistan, 0.26 and 0.14 for Bangladesh, 1.06 and 1.05 for China, 1.98 and 7.79 for Japan, 3.37 and 9.72 for Germany and 2.56 and 9.37 for the US.
7. Polio and measles immunization coverage is only 58% and 59% in India. The respective figures are 80% and 83% for Pakistan, 81% and 88% for Bangladesh, 93% and 94% for China, close to 100% for all developed nations.
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