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Chapter : 3. Population

Health

Health does not mean survival only, it concerns physical, mental, economic and social well being of an individual as well. It is an important component of population composition, which affects the process of development.
Improvement in the Health Status :
1. Diseases like small pox and plague have been eradicated. Malaria has been brought under control.
2. The mortality rate, too has been reduced to less than half.
3. Life expectancy has gone upto 61 years in 2001 from a mere 41 years during 1951-61.
4. Government has created an extensive network of community Health centres and Primary Health Centres.

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