New Delhi: Delhites are known to get into the partying mode at the slightest behest. The government has given the residents of Capital another reason to spread the cheer and flaunt that healthy, glowing smile.
A survey shows that the residents of the Capital are the healthiest in the country, with the number of ailing persons being the lowest among all states.
According to the "Morbidity, Healthcare and Condition of Aged Persons in Delhi" report, prepared by the Delhi Government, the morbidity rate in Delhi was at 17 per 1,000 persons as compared to 99 at the national level.
It was found in the survey that the well-off Delhiites preferred being treated in private hospitals and out of the total hospitalised cases in Delhi, about 53 per cent were admitted to private hospitals/clinics.
Urban Development Minister A K Walia – while releasing the report - also stated that the percentage of persons who fell ill in Delhi had reduced from 3.1 per cent in 1995-96 to 1.7 per cent during 2004.
Compare this with the national level figures: the percentage of persons suffering from illness increased from 4.1 per cent to 9.9 per cent during the corresponding period.
The survey was conducted during January-June 2004 by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics also found that the morbidity rate in neighbouring Punjab was 107 per 1,000 persons, while in Haryana the figure stood at 87, in Rajasthan at 72 and 108 in Uttar Pradesh.
The healthy news doesn’t end here. Money talks too and talks big in Delhi. The survey finds that the average expenditure per hospitalisation in government hospitals was Rs 8,161 and in private hospitals was Rs 33,779.
However, at the national level, the average expenditure per hospitalisation in government hospitals was Rs 3,410 and in private hospitals Rs 8,738.
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