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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and use of ‘108’ ambulance in different states

From: Transport of pregnant women and obstetric emergencies in India: an analysis of the ‘108’ ambulance service system data

 

Telangana

Andhra Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Gujarat

Assam

Demographic Characteristics

Total Populationa

35,193,978

49,386,799

6,856,509

25,540,196

60,383,628

31,169,272

 Rural/tribal

61.3 %

70.4 %

90.0 %

76.8 %

57.4 %

85.9 %

 Urban

38.7 %

29.6 %

10.0 %

23.2 %

42.6 %

14.1 %

Scheduled castea

15.4 %

17.1 %

25.2 %

12.8 %

6.8 %

7.2 %

Scheduled tribea

9.3 %

5.33 %

5.7 %

30.6 %

14.8 %

12.5 %

Crude birth rate per 1000 populationb

17.5

16.2

24.5

21.1

22.5

 Rural/tribal

17.9

16.7

26.0

22.5

23.7

 Urban

16.6

11.0

18.0

18.7

15.6

Institutional delivery rate(2012–13)c

94.1 %

88.5 %

77.8 %

39.5 %

-awaited-

65.9 %

MMR(2011–13)b

92

-

244

112

300

NMR(2012–13)b

25

25

31

26

27

No. of Ambulances under ‘108’d

802

171

240

506

380

Pregnancy-related 108 Calls- April 2013 to March 2014

Pregnancy related calls to ‘108’

122,619

172,076

25,016

65,243e

261,702

Not available

Area

 Rural/tribal

74.0 %

76.5 %

80.9 %

92.8 %

88.5 %

Not available

 Urban

25.9 %

23.3 %

6.2 %

7.2 %

11.5 %

 

 Missing

0.2 %

0.2 %

12.9 %

0.0 %

0.0 %

 

Use of ambulance

 Ambulance used

90.0 %

89.8 %

99.8 %

95.2 %

99.4 %

Not available

 Ambulance not used

7.8 %

8.2 %

0.2 %

3.2 %

0.0 %

 

 Ambulance not assigned

2.2 %

2.0 %

0.0 %

1.6 %

0.6 %

 
  1. Source- aCensus 2011
  2. bSample Registration System 2013- Separate data for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh not available
  3. cDLHS (2012–13) / AHS (2011–12)
  4. dGVK-EMRI annual report for period April 2013- March 2014
  5. eIn Chhattisgarh ‘102’ ambulance service took over from October 2013 – March 2014