Drug Use and HIV Vulnerability (UNAIDS, 2001, 238 p.): Chapter 3: India: III. Introduction

Drug Use and HIV Vulnerability (UNAIDS, 2001, 238 p.)

Chapter 3: India

		I. Summary of findings
		II. Recommendations
		III. Introduction
		IV. Findings
		V. Discussion

III. Introduction

According to the last national census in 1991, India has a population of 846.3 million. 25.7 per cent of its people lived in urban settings. Life expectancy at birth is 62.8 years for males and 64.2 years for females. India ranks 138 on the Human Development Index of UNDP. Its health and education expenditure is both approximately 2 per cent of the total public expenditure. Per capita annual expenditure on health is US$ 0.43. The national AIDS budget is about US$ 25 million. The budget has increased in recent years. The per capita gross national product is approximately US$ 190.00.