Rural households' out-of-pocket spend on hospitalisation stay Rs 4,129/yr, urban Rs 5,290: Govt Report

The average out-of-pocket medical expenditure per household on hospitalisation during the past 365 days in rural and urban areas has been estimated at Rs 4,129 and Rs 5,290, as per the results of a government survey on Wednesday.

The statistics ministry's detailed annual modular survey (July 2022-June 2023) revealed that the average out-of-pocket medical expenses per household for non-hospitalization treatments in the past 30 days were Rs 539 in rural areas and Rs 606 in urban areas.

The survey also showed that approximately 96.9% of those in the 15-24 years age group were able to read and write simple statements and able to perform simple arithmetic calculations. In the same age group, the figure was around 97.8% for males and 95.9% for females


It also showed that 23.3% of those in the 15-24 age group were not in education, employment or training on the date of the survey, while in the 15-29 group it was 25.6% The survey also showed that 95.1% of households had a telephone or mobile connection while 9.9% had computers. About 95.7% of those in 15-24 years age bracket in rural areas can use mobile phones, in urban areas it was 97%.

(With TOI inputs)