Table 18.4.
Category of indicators, description, and data source.
| Indicators | Indicator description | Source of data |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic indicator | Denotes population size, decadal growth rate of population, territorial distribution, gender composition, changes, and component of changes | |
| Population | Total inhabitants of the state | Census of India (2011a) |
| Projected population | Estimated population of states by the year 2020 | Population projections for India and states 2011–2036. Report of the technical group on population projections |
| Population density | Population per unit square kilometer | Census of India (2011b) |
| Percentage of population in the age of 60 and above | Population in the age of 60 and above out of total population in the year 2018 | SRS statistical report, office of the registrar general and census commissioner |
| Socioeconomic indicator | Denotes literacy-, poverty-, income-, employment-, housing-, water-, and sanitation-related indicators | |
| Literacy rate | Percentage of a population aged 7 and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language | Census of India (2011a) |
| Percentage of population below poverty line (2011–12) | Percentage of population unable to satisfy basic needs at the minimal socially acceptable level | National institution for transforming India aayog, GOI |
| ∗Per capita net state domestic product at current prices base year 2011–12 | Sum total of value added by different economic sectors produced within the boundaries of the state calculated without duplication during a year divided by the total population of the state | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (2011) |
| Employment in the organized sector in lakhs (2011–12) | Employment in a sector where terms of service and employment governed by the government | Annual employment review (2012), DGE&T, ministry of labour and employment, GOI |
| Percentage of houses made of grass, thatch, bamboo, wood, mud, etc. | Percentage of houses made of grass, thatch, bamboo, wood, mud, etc. | Census of India (2011a) |
| Percentage of houses with safe drinking water supply through tap water | Percentage of houses with safe drinking water supply through tap water | Census of India (2011a) |
| Percentage of households with toilets | Percentage of households with toilets | National sample survey (NSS) 75th round, NSSO, 2018, GOI |
| Health indicators | Health indicators measure different aspects of health. This provides information on the prevalence of common communicable and noncommunicable diseases | |
| Total cases of acute respiratory infection | Acute respiratory upper and lower tract infection in 2018 | National health profile report, 2019, GOI |
| Number of persons diagnosed with diabetes | Out of the total number of persons diagnosed with diabetes at NCD clinics from January 01, 2018, to December 31, 2018 | Ministry of health and family welfare, GOI |
| Number of persons diagnosed with hypertension | Out of the total number of persons diagnosed with hypertension at NCD clinics from January 01, 2018, to December 31, 2018 | Ministry of health and family welfare, GOI |
| Health finance indicators | Health finance indicators provide information on the financial allocation, investments, expenditure, funding source, and proportion of allocation by the state governments in the health sector | |
| Total health expenditure in 2015–16 (in million INR) | The amount includes expenditure on medical and family health, family welfare, and other miscellaneous expenditure incurred by the state during financial year 2015–16 | Ministry of health and family welfare, GOI |
| Per capita health expenditure in 2015–16 (in INR) | Ministry of health and family welfare, GOI | |
| Health expenditure as percentage of the state GDP | This is calculated based on the ration of revised estimates of public expenditure on health and actual GSDP for the year 2015–16 | Ministry of health and family welfare, GOI |