Kerala ranks as best state in NITI Aayog's Health Index, Uttar Pradesh worst

Kerala has again emerged as the top-ranking state in terms of overall health performance among larger states, while UP is the worst, according to the fourth Health Index launched by Niti Aayog. The fourth round of the Health Index took into account the period 2019-20 (reference year). The report by the government think tank said Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters.