Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) index

Subject – Governance

Context – As per the 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Index (HAQ), India improved its HAQ score from 24.7 in 1990 to 41.2 in 2016

Concept –

India was ranked 145th among 195 countries on Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) index in 2016.
The index is based on 32 causes of death considered preventable with effective medical care.
It assigns a 0-100 score to each of the 195 countries and territories assessed.
The comprehensive index is released by Global Burden of Disease, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
India has seen improvement in HAQ since the year 1990. India’s HAQ score 41.2 has improved from 24.7 score in the year 1990.
India lags way behind its BRICS peers Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa on the HAQ index.