As per the National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2023-24, what is the share of out-of-pocket expenditure in total health expenditure?
- A.64.2 percent
- B.48.1 percent
- C.42.7 percent
- D.36.5 percent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 42.7 percent. The estimates for 2023-24 place the part of total health spending borne directly by households at 42.7 percent, which is the headline finding of the round. Option A, 64.2 percent, is the figure for 2013-14, the starting point of the comparison, so it names the right indicator but the wrong year; the gap between the two is the much quoted fall of 21.5 percentage points. Option B and option D do not appear anywhere in the estimates and are only plausible looking values placed near the real one. It is also worth remembering the within-year movement: the share came down from 43.4 percent in 2022-23 to 42.7 percent in 2023-24, so the decline did not stop at the end of the decade being compared. A smaller out-of-pocket share means a larger part of the medical bill is met by government funds and insurance rather than by families paying at the counter.
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Practice Questions
Government health expenditure in 2023-24, as reported in the National Health Accounts, was closest to which figure?
- A.Rs 1,29,778 crore
- B.Rs 2,45,000 crore
- C.Rs 4,14,196 crore
- D.Rs 6,80,500 crore
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- A.NITI Aayog, under the Sustainable Development Goals framework
- B.The NHA Technical Secretariat at NHSRC, under the System of Health Accounts 2011
- C.The National Statistical Office, under the National Accounts Statistics framework
- D.The Indian Council of Medical Research, under the National Health Policy
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- A.From 6 percent to 11 percent
- B.From 11 percent to 6 percent
- C.From 3.4 percent to 10.2 percent
- D.It stayed unchanged at 6 percent
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- A.Five
- B.Six
- C.Eight
- D.Ten
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Read the full explanation →By which date can feedback be sent to MoSPI on the Actionable Policy Paper on measuring knowledge in the economy?
- A.30 November 2026
- B.12 December 2026
- C.31 December 2026
- D.15 January 2027
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