A few disturbing facts:
80% of healthcare costs in India are paid directly by the people, ie outside of health insurance and govt support
It is estimated that every year, healthcare pushes back 3.9 crore people back into poverty
Every year, an average Indian pays Rs 3000 annually towards healthcare costs. Our per capita annual income is about Rs 55,000. That is nearly 6% of the annual income of the average Indian!
The government spends only 1.1% of the country's GDP on healthcare. We spend more than 2% of our GDP on defence
While the average Indian struggles with healthcare, medical tourism is expected to become a USD 2.3 BN industry in India.
80% of healthcare costs in India are paid directly by the people, ie outside of health insurance and govt support
It is estimated that every year, healthcare pushes back 3.9 crore people back into poverty
Every year, an average Indian pays Rs 3000 annually towards healthcare costs. Our per capita annual income is about Rs 55,000. That is nearly 6% of the annual income of the average Indian!
The government spends only 1.1% of the country's GDP on healthcare. We spend more than 2% of our GDP on defence
While the average Indian struggles with healthcare, medical tourism is expected to become a USD 2.3 BN industry in India.
"Every year, an average Indian pays Rs 3000 annually towards healthcare costs. Our per capita annual income is about Rs 55,000. That is nearly 6% of the annual income of the average Indian!"
ReplyDeleteHow is this disturbing?
So, if the average Indian purchases health insurance, how much will he/she save per year?