Getting hospitalised is most expensive for people living in rural areas of Gujarat when compared to other rural parts of the country, says a fresh report by the Central Bureau of Health Investigation (CHBI). The data also shows that getting hospitalised is most expensive in Assam for urban households.
According to the National Health Profile 2017 published by CBHI, each hospitalisation in urban Assam charges a whopping Rs 52,368, which is seven times the cost in urban Delhi. Similarly, the average cost per hospitalisation case in rural areas was Rs 32,500 in Gujarat, over four times as expensive as in Uttar Pradesh (Rs 7,242).
South Indian states
The report also reveals that hospitalisation cost in Karnataka - both in the rural and urban areas - is the lowest among the south Indian states.
The average hospitalisation cost per person is Rs 12,578 in rural Karnataka whereas the figure increases to Rs 15,011 in the urban settings. The cost that includes both medical and non-medical expenditures is the least among the six southern states.
While Goa (Rs 32,211 in rural and Rs 37,049 in urban areas) is the costliest on both counts, the hospitalisation charges for urban areas of Andhra Pradesh (Rs 33,671), Maharashtra (Rs 26,374) and Kerala (Rs 24,202) are also on the higher side, according to the report prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) under the Union Health Ministry.
Karnataka is closely followed by Tamil Nadu in terms of affordability. Hospital stay in urban Tamil Nadu would cost Rs 15,751 while in rural areas of the southern-most state it would cost Rs 12,648 per person on an average.
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