Table 1.

Characteristics of spells of ailment reported in 15-days reference period for the population under 60 years and 60 years or more by less and more developed states in India, 1995–96 and 2014

	India		Less developed states		More developed states
Characteristics	1995–96	2014	1995–96	2014	1995–96	2014
	Under 60 years
SRM rate per1000	48.8 (47.9, 49.8)	85.2 (82.9, 87.4)	46.2 (44.9, 47.6)	56.2 (53.6, 58.7)	51.2 (49.8, 52.7)	116.9 (113.1, 120.7)
Healthcare use
Hospitalization rate per 1000	0.6 (0.5, 0.7)	4.2 (3.9, 4.4)	0.4 (0.3, 0.5)	2.4 (2.1, 2.6)	0.8 (0.6, 1.0)	6.2 (5.7, 6.6)
Outpatient care rate per 1000	41.5 (40.7, 42.3)	66.9 (65.0, 68.8)	38.6 (37.5, 39.7)	42.0 (39.8, 44.1)	44.3 (43.1, 45.5)	94.2 (90.9, 97.5)
Untreated morbidity rate per 1000	6.5 (6.1, 6.8)	14.1 (13.1, 15.0)	7.0 (6.5, 7.5)	11.8 (10.6, 13.1)	5.9 (5.5, 6.4)	16.5 (15.1, 18.0)
Source of outpatient care
Outpatient care rate in public facilities per 1000	7.2 (6.8, 7.6)	16.3 (15.3, 17.2)	6.3 (5.9, 6.7)	11.9 (10.7, 13.0)	8.1 (7.4, 8.8)	21.1 (19.5, 22.7)
	60 years or more
SRM rate per 1000	176.3 (168.1, 184.4)	347.3 (332.1, 362.6)	147.2 (137.2, 157.2)	198.5 (180.4, 216.5)	201.2 (188.8, 213.6)	463.0 (439.8, 486.2)
Healthcare use
Hospitalization rate per 1000	3.6 (2.6, 4.7)	24.0 (22.2, 25.9)	1.3 (0.8, 1.9)	13.6 (11.1, 16.1)	5.6 (3.6, 7.6)	32.1 (29.5, 34.8)
Outpatient care rate per 1000	131.3 (124.4, 138.2)	286.7 (272.9, 300.6)	109.9 (101.3, 118.5)	146.8 (131.6, 162.0)	149.7 (139.1, 160.2)	395.5 (374.0, 417.0)
Untreated morbidity rate per 1000	40.3 (36.4, 44.1)	36.6 (31.0, 42.1)	35.3 (30.5, 40.1)	38.1 (29.1, 47.1)	44.5 (38.7, 50.4)	35.4 (28.4, 42.3)
Source of outpatient care
Outpatient care rate in public facilities per 1000	25.7 (22.7, 28.7)	77.6 (70.2, 84.9)	20.7 (16.9, 24.5)	51.1 (42.5, 59.7)	30.0 (25.6, 34.5)	98.2 (87.1, 109.3)