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Union Health Ministry releases National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22

Posted 26 Sep 2024

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NHA estimates are released annually by the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. 

  • Estimates provide a systematic description of the financial flows in India’s health system by different sources. 
  • It is based on the globally accepted framework of ‘A System of Health Accounts (SHA), 2011’ which facilitates inter-country comparisons. 

Major Findings 

Parameter

2014-15

2021-22

Government Health Expenditure (GHE) in countries total health expenditure (THE)

29%

48%

GHE’s share in the country’s total GDP

1.13%

1.84%

Per capita GHE (tripled) 

Rs 1,108

Rs 3169 

Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Healthcare (OOPE)

62.6% 

39.4%

Social Security Expenditure (SSE) in the THE

5.7%

8.7%

Key Definitions

  • OOPE: These are payments made by an individual at the point of receiving healthcare services or goods
    • Government’s efforts towards ensuring financial protection & universal health coverage for citizens have reduced OOPE. 
    • E.g. more than Rs 1 lakh crore savings have accrued from Ayushman Bharat PMJAY.  
  • SSE: It includes government-funded health insurance, medical reimbursement to government employees, and social health insurance programs.
  • Tags :
  • National Health Account 2021-22
  • Government Health Expenditure
  • Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Healthcare
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