GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in India

India: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being was 0.76 5 year moving average in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.76 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
118th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.778 5 year moving average
in 2004
All-time low
0.647 5 year moving average
in 2013
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in India, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.778 5 year moving average2005: 0.688 5 year moving average2006: 0.75 5 year moving average2007: 0.75 5 year moving average2008: 0.75 5 year moving average2009: 0.75 5 year moving average2010: 0.765 5 year moving average2011: 0.765 5 year moving average2012: 0.765 5 year moving average2013: 0.647 5 year moving average2014: 0.667 5 year moving average2015: 0.684 5 year moving average2016: 0.762 5 year moving average2017: 0.762 5 year moving average2018: 0.762 5 year moving average2019: 0.762 5 year moving average2020: 0.714 5 year moving average2021: 0.76 5 year moving average2022: 0.68 5 year moving average2023: 0.76 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, goal 3: good health and well-being in India stood at 0.76 5 year moving average.

That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 3: good health and well-being in India peaked at 0.778 5 year moving average in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.647 5 year moving average, in 2013.

That places India 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in India, year by year

Annual values for GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average) in India, 2004 to 2023.
Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.778 5 year moving average —
2005 0.688 5 year moving average -11.6%
2006 0.75 5 year moving average +9.0%
2007 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.765 5 year moving average +2.0%
2011 0.765 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.765 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.647 5 year moving average -15.4%
2014 0.667 5 year moving average +3.1%
2015 0.684 5 year moving average +2.5%
2016 0.762 5 year moving average +11.4%
2017 0.762 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.762 5 year moving average +0.0%
2019 0.762 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.714 5 year moving average -6.3%
2021 0.76 5 year moving average +6.4%
2022 0.68 5 year moving average -10.5%
2023 0.76 5 year moving average +11.8%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.76 5 year moving average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.76 5 year moving average is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8 5 year moving average, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7443 5 year moving average 0.688 5 year moving average 0.778 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.7341 5 year moving average 0.647 5 year moving average 0.765 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7285 5 year moving average 0.68 5 year moving average 0.76 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.76 5 year moving average compare
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  3. 118 Benin 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  4. 118 Bhutan 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  5. 118 Brunei 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  6. 118 Burundi 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  7. 118 Chad 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  8. 118 Comoros 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  9. 118 Eswatini 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  10. 118 Ghana 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  11. 118 Haiti 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  12. 118 Indonesia 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  13. 118 Jamaica 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  14. 118 Kuwait 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  15. 118 Mozambique 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  16. 118 Nicaragua 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  17. 118 Sierra Leone 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  18. 118 Singapore 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  19. 118 Solomon Islands 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  20. 118 Saint Lucia 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  21. 118 Sweden 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  22. 118 Tanzania 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  23. 118 Tunisia 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  24. 118 Uganda 0.76 5 year moving average compare
  25. 118 Ukraine 0.76 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 3: good health and well-being in India?
Goal 3: good health and well-being in India was 0.76 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.778 5 year moving average in 2004.
What is the lowest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.647 5 year moving average in 2013.
How does India rank for goal 3: good health and well-being?
India ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 3: good health and well-being rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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