Why in the news?
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6), showing major improvements in maternal health, child nutrition, immunisation, and financial protection.
About NFHS
- Conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai
- Covers population, health, nutrition, and family welfare indicators
- NFHS-6 surveyed about 6.79 lakh households across 715 districts
Key Findings
Maternal and Child Health
- (Hospital) Institutional deliveries increased: 88.6% → 90.6%
- ANC coverage: 92.6% → 95.9%
- Four or more ANC visits: 58.5% → 65.2%
- Skilled birth attendance: 89.4% → 91.3%
Child Immunisation
- Full immunisation: 83.8% → 87.1%
- Over 96% children received at least one vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine coverage: 36.4% → 85.4%
- 95.6% vaccinations delivered through public health facilities
Nutrition Indicators
- Stunting reduced: 35.5% → 29.3%
- Severe wasting reduced: 7.7% → 5.2%
- Breastfeeding within one hour of birth: 41.8% → 50.1%
Family Planning
- Total Fertility Rate (TFR): 2.0
- Contraceptive prevalence: 66.7% → 69.1%
Health Insurance Coverage
- Household coverage under health insurance schemes: 41.0% → 60.2%
- Reflects expansion of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)
Women’s Empowerment
- Women using the internet: 33.3% → 64.3%
- Women operating their own bank accounts: 78.6% → 89.0%
- Women owning mobile phones: 53.9% → 63.6%
[2022] The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as:
[A] the number of children born per 1000 people in the population in a year.
[B] the number of children born to a couple in their lifetime in a given population.
[C] the birth rate minus death rate.
[D] the average number of live births a woman would have by the end of her child-bearing age.
