The rural-urban divide is particularly evident in the 45-59 age group; While only 13% of people in rural India reported some ailment, the figure was nearly 21% in urban India As much as 86% of the rural population and 82% of the urban population is without health-expenditure support. The average medical expenditure for treating one ailment without being admitted to hospital was Rs 509 in rural Indiaand Rs 639 in urban India. Up to 58% of hospital care occurred in private hospitals in rural India; it was 68% in urban India.
Allopathy was the most prevalent form of treatment for both urban and rural India, and private doctors were the most important single source of treatment across India, according to the latest health survey conducted by the statistics ministry. Nearly 12% of people in urban areas reported ailments over a survey period of 15 days, an increase of 2% over the previous…
