• Individuals were directly asked to assess their health (SRH) in the study, which found a national average of 3.25% reporting ill health, or an estimated 44.4 million people in India experiencing health issues at any given time. 

• The study found a few factors that influenced health, which include the following: 

1. Age: A U-shaped curve emerged with young and older populations reporting higher illness rates.

2. Income: Higher income only correlated with better health in 40% of cases, suggesting it's a limited factor. Its impact likely stems from influencing nutrition, housing quality, and access to healthcare. 

3. Geographic location: Emerged as the most significant factor, highlighting significant geographical variations in ill-health rates, and pinpointing regions needing further investigation 

• This finding challenges the traditional assumption that higher income always leads to better health in India. 

• It highlights the importance of location-specific factors and suggests a need for further epidemiological studies in these "hotspots" of ill health.

• A large-scale study in India reveals that while age and income play a role, geographic location is surprisingly the biggest factor affecting self-reported health (SRH).

• A few regions stood out as having greater ill-health compared to others, which include:

1. Uttarakhand 

2. West Haryana 

3. East Uttar Pradesh

4. Bengal

5. Assam

6. Telangana

7. Andhra Pradesh

8. Kerala

Click here to read more.