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India Ranks 143 out of 188 in Health

A global study on a range of health indicators released on Thursday has ranked India 143rd among 188 countries, citing various challenges, including mortality rates, malaria, and hygiene and air pollution.
•    India was placed just ahead of Pakistan and Bangladesh, which were ranked 149th and 151st respectively.
•    India's poor performance on hygiene, air pollution mortality are among factors that place it lower than countries like Bhutan, Botswana, Syria and Sri Lanka. 
•    For malaria, which was one of the health indicators assessed, India scored only 10 points and remained in the red zone. 
•    Similarly for hygiene, the study gave India just eight points while for PM2.5 (particulate matter), it scored just 18 points.
•    For under-five mortality India scored 39 points while for Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) it scored 28 points.
•    India, however, scored above 80 points for performing well in areas like Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), which are a diverse group of communicable diseases, overweight and harmful alcohol consumption.

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