Table 3

Hospitalisation rate per 1000 (95% CI) in public hospitals by economic status in the less developed and more developed states in NSS 1995–1996, NSS 2004 and NSS 2014, India

Hospitalisation rate per 1000 (95% CI) in public hospitals
60 years or more
StatesNSS 1995–1996NSS 2004NSS 2014
Non-poorPoorTotalNon-poorPoorTotalNon-poorPoorTotal
Less developed53.3 (45.6 to 60.8)64.8 (56.0 to 72.7)57.1 (51.3 to 62.6)38.7 (33.6 to 44.2)59.5 (54.9 to 63.9)48.9 (45.0 to 52.9)36.0 (30.4 to 41.9)55.0 (48.9 to 60.9)45.2 (40.9 to 49.6)
More developed27.2 (23.6 to 31.1)52.4 (46.9 to 57.8)38.5 (35.0 to 42.1)28.1 (25.0 to 31.3)42.6 (39.4 to 45.8)36.1 (33.9 to 38.4)20.7 (18.0 to 23.6)41.1 (38.2 to 44.1)31.6 (29.5 to 33.8)
India34.1 (30.4 to 37.9)54.6 (49.9 to 59.2)42.7 (39.7 to 45.8)30.9 (28.3 to 33.6)46.3 (43.6 to 49.1)39.2 (37.3 to 41.2)25.8 (23.2 to 28.4)45.2 (42.5 to 47.9)35.9 (33.9 to 37.8)