Higher life expectancy, more beds

Delhi | Tuesday | 20th March, 2018

Summary:

more-inVital indicators such as infant mortality rate, neo-natal mortality rate, under-five mortality rate stand at lower levels in Delhi in comparison to the all-India rates, while the total fertility rate of 1.6 in Delhi is among the lowest in the country. Crude death in the Capital is the lowest in India, and it has the second highest life expectancy of 73.8 years. This was revealed in the Economic Survey of Delhi 2017-18.

which was tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Monday. At the end of 2016-17, total bed capacity was 53,329, which translates into 10,000 additional beds since 2011,” the survey said. Delhi has also been the best performing State in terms of achieving international objectives to detect new infectious TB patients at 70% and above..