Know the Health Status of Mumbai.

1. Report on
The STATE of HEALTH of MUMBAI
Supported by
FORD FOUNDATION MADHU MEHTA FOUNDATION
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2. Part 1
Data from (160) Municipal Dispensaries, (24) Municipal
Hospitals and (4) State Hospitals
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3. Sensitive Diseases/Ailments
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Malaria 23,317 39,898 78,448 39,828
Diarrhoea 81,321 116,295 125,999 99,839
Hypertension 28,337 32,469 38,388 25,518
Tuberculosis 31,510 29,692 32,383 29,878
Diabetes 23,777 23,838 22,493 21,264
Typhoid 8,288 4,220 6,557 7,561
Hepatitis B 990 444 547 931
Dengue 682 866 1,403 1,879
Cholera 96 124 236 178
% Increase from 2008-09 as base year for total cases
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Malaria 100 171 336 171
Diarrhoea 100 143 155 123
Hypertension 100 115 135 90
Tuberculosis 100 94 103 95
Diabetes 100 100 95 89
Typhoid 100 51 79 91
Hepatitis B 100 45 55 94
Dengue 100 127 206 276
Cholera 100 129 246 185 3

4. Part 2
Data based on Household survey of 15,191 respondents across the city
of Mumbai
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5. Estimated Citizens using private dispensaries/hospitals
Provisional Population Estimated citizens using Estimated citizens using
2011 private facilities (in %) private facilities (in numbers)
Total 1,24,32,830 75.51% 93,88,030
More than 75% of citizens in Mumbai use private health care facilities.
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6. Estimated percentage of Annual Family Income spent on
hospital/medical costs
Amount spent from total income
In %
(in %)
4.26 More than 30% More than 30% of
7.15 21% to 30 %
households spend 11% or
more of their annual
18.97 11% to 20% income on
38.92 6% to 10% hospital/medical costs.
30.7 Less than 5%
100 Total
• Hospitalised Indians spend more than 58% of annual income on medical costs.
• Over 25% hospitalised Indians fall below poverty lines because of medical costs
(Source: NRHM Website)
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7. Medical Insurance Coverage
In %
Respondents having medical insurance 20.45
Respondents not having medical insurance 79.55
Total 100
Only 10% Indians have medical insurance and it covers only hospitalisation costs (mainly for
chronic diseases) and not expenses incurred for OPD (Out Patient) or drugs (Source: NRHM
Website)
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8. Estimated Occurrence of Diseases/Ailments for the year 2011-12
Estimated Households
Total Estimated
Diseases/Ailments suffering from the
Cases
disease/ailment (in %)
Diabetes 274,957 10.4 %
Malaria 392,378 14.8 %
Tuberculosis 63,227 2.4 %
Hypertension 78,635 3%
Cancer 39,583 1.5 %
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9. Red Flags
Over 3.8 Lakh Mumbaikars suffered from Malaria last year
Over 2.7 Lakh Mumbaikars suffered from Diabetes
63,227 citizens of Mumbai were prone to the life threatening Tuberculosis
80% Mumbaikars do not have health insurance
30% of Mumbaikars spend more than 11% of annual income on medical costs
Public Health Surveillance (Health Information System) is inadequate
Government focus is more on tertiary healthcare & not on primary healthcare
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