Thursday, 14 May 2026
77.2 Life expectancy (yrs)
₹89,155 Cr Health Budget FY26
6.2% Health spend / GDP
640M Ayushman Bharat covered

India Health Indicators National Health Profile 2025–26

Disease Burden

🦠

Diabetes
11.4%

Hypertension

29%

Anaemia (F)

57%

TB incidence

39%

TB target 44/L by 2025 — off track

Health Infrastructure

🏥

7.5lakh doctors

▲ 12% vs FY22

PHC coverage

74%

Hospital beds

29%

Anaemia (F)

86%

Maternal & Child

👶

27per 1000

Infant mortality — down from 44 in 2015

Inst. delivery

95%

Full immunise

91%

Maternal mort.

97%

Ayushman Bharat

🛡️

640Mcovered

▲ 9% YoY — world’s largest health scheme

Claims filed

98%

Settled

97.2%

Empanelled

93%
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