Despite India has made significant strides in bringing down rates of child undernutrition and infant mortality over the past decade, several parts of India continue to be weighed down by some of the worst health outcomes in the world, with rates of undernutrition and infant mortality much higher than some of the poorest parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data released earlier this year shows a stark gap in health outcomes between the north and the south. Most districts with a high health deficit score are clustered in the middle and the northern parts of the country.

Despite India has made significant strides in bringing down rates of child undernutrition and infant mortality over the past decade, several parts of India continue to be weighed down by some of the worst health outcomes in the world, with rates of undernutrition and infant mortality much higher than some of the poorest parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data released earlier this year shows a stark gap in health outcomes between the north and the south. Most districts with a high health deficit score are clustered in the middle and the northern parts of the country.