Assam Health and Education Brief

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Assam

Health and Education 80 70 60 Assam has recorded slow progress on health and education. On the positive side, infant mortality, 50 which is among the highest in the country, is falling. And, open defecation is lower than in other 40 states. On the other hand, malnutrition levels in Assam are higher than the national average and 30 the poor. Moreover, most adults only have a few years of schooling. While are more acute among 20 there are gains in schooling for the young, learning outcomes are among the lowest in the country, 10 and worse still, are deteriorating. Enrollment in public schools remains high. 0 Total

Rural

Urban

Infant mortality rate is declining in Assam Infant mortality rate Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 80

70

67

Public Disclosure Authorized

60

56

54

42

40

32

20

â– 2006

0 Total

Rural

â– 2013

Urban

Assam has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country

Public Disclosure Authorized

Infant mortality rate, 2013 Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 60 50

46

40 31

30 18

20 10

9

10

21

22

24

24

31

32

32

35

35

36

26

26

PJ

TR KA WB AR UK HP MZ GJ

37

37

39

40

41

47

47

50

51

54

54

42

12

0 GA MN KL NL TN SK MH DL

Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.

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JK JH AP AI HR BH CG MG RJ UP OD AS MP


Assam

Health and Education Malnutrition in Assam is higher than the national average Stunting in children <5 years, 2014 (%) 50

47

40

30

20

27

19

21

28

28

29

29

32

33

34

34

34

35

35

35

36

37

38

39

41

42

42

43

49

50

43

31

31

PJ

TR JK MN UK HP KA WB AP MH RJ HR OD AI AS MP GJ MG CG JH BH UP

23

10

0 KL GA TN MZ SK AR DL NL

Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.

Malnutrition is higher among the low income households than the rich in Assam Stunting in children <5 years, 2006 (%) 70 57

60

60 52

50

54 49

48

46

38

40

41 34

30

25

20

16

10 0

All

Quintile 1

Quintile 2

â– Assam Latest stunting data by wealth class available for 2006.

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Quintile 3

â– All India

Quintile 4

Quintile 5


Assam

Health and Education There is less open defecation in Assam when compared to other states Households practicing open defecation, 2012 (%) 100

80 68 58

60

40

34

30

20

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

2

4

7

12

16

16

16

17

35

35

39

42

44

61

Households practicing open defecation, 2012(%)

12

13

All

Quintile 1

82

82

18

18

90

95

80

60

40

20 10

0 Quintile 2

â– Access and use of latrine

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61

JK AP TN AI KA RJ MP UP BH CG OD JH

Barring the very rich, open defecation does not vary much by income in Assam

87

74

45

Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.

88

73

22

NL DL SK MZ MN TR KL MG GA AS AR PJ UK HR HP WB MH GJ

100

68

Quintile 3

Quintile 4

â– Open defecation

5

Quintile 5


Assam

Health and Education Fewer adults in Assam have completed secondary school when compared to other states Secondary education attainment, 2012 (% adults) 70 62 58

60 52

50

47 38

40 30 20

18

21

24

24

25

25

25

26

26

27

28

30

32

32

32

32

34

39

40

43

41

43

48

43

34

10 0 TR OD CG BH WB RJ SK MP AS UP JH MZ GJ AR MG AI AP JK UK TN KA PJ MH KL HR HP MN NL GA DL

Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.

There are gains in schooling for the young in Assam Education attainment, (% age 18-30)

Enrollment by age cohort, (%)

50 50 12 14

21-23 36

27 23

+12

63

15-17

24

42

78

+15

Age

25

10 10

30

18-20

30 30

20 20

+2

39

40 40

12-14

17

9-11

9

6-8

88

93 98

93 84

91

+5 +5 +7

00 Illiterate Illiterate

Literateoror Middle Literate Middle primaryschool school completed completed primary completed completed

Secondary Secondary andabove above and

â– 2005

4

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100 100

â– 2012

80 80

60 60

40 40

20 20

00

20 20

40 40

60 60

80 80

100 100


Assam

Health and Education Public school enrollment in Assam is among the highest in India Enrollment in public educational institutes, 2012 (%) 100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0% TR BH AR AS OD WB CG JH MZ SK HP MP GJ

■ All education levels

JK UK AI DL KA MG TN RJ MH HR AP UP NL

● Elementary

PJ MN KL GA

● Secondary and above

Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.

Enrollment in public schools has increased across all income groups in Assam after 2005 Enrollment in public educational institutes, 2012 (%) 99

100

98

93

97

93 85

80

79

78

79

79

Quintile 1

Quintile 2

Quintile 3

75

78

60

40

20

0 All

■ 2005

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■ 2012

Quintile 4

Quintile 5


Assam

Health and Education Assam ranks below all states on learning outcomes Children in Std V who can read Std II level text*, 2014 (%) 80

75

70

67

60 50 39

40 33

34

42

43

46

47

NL

SK AR UP TR

GJ

44

45

52

52

52

53

54

56

58

67

67

68

60

47

47

47

48

48

RJ

TN KA

AI

BH OD MZ CG WB MH AP MG UK KL MN PJ

34

30 20 10 0 AS MP JH

JK

Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.

Learning outcomes have been deteriorating in Assam Children in Std V who can read Std II level text*, (%) 100

80

60

40

20

■ Assam

■ All India

0 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

*Data on learning outcomes available for rural areas only.

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2012

2013

2014

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