Spread of COVID-19 in India
Current incidence in the week ending 05/28/2023: 0.3 new infections per 100,000 populationSince the beginning of the pandemic until May 28th, 2023, a total of 44,987,339 infected people and 531,843 deaths have been reported in India.
The total of 44,987,339 infected people currently represents 3.3 percent of the total population. The number of new infections during the seven days preceding May 28th, 2023, was 4,187, for a 7-day incidence of 0.3 cases per 100,000 population. In the same week, 49 people died from (or with) COVID-19. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, this results in a mortality rate of about 1.2 percent in India.
Current vaccination status
According to official WHO data, a total of 2.15 billion vaccine doses have been administered as of May 16th, 2023. More recent data are not yet available to WHO. There are 1.03 billion people who have received at least one vaccination (74.3 percent). The booster vaccination was received by 228.76 million people (16.6 percent).952.11 million of these are considered fully vaccinated in India (= 69.0 percent).
This means that India is still among the fairly good midfield countries in terms of vaccination coverage. The vaccination rate is higher in 88 countries.
Weight and size
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Body height | 166 cm | 155 cm |
| BMI | 21.7 | 21.9 |
| Weight | 59.6 kg | 52.5 kg |
Diseases
| India | Ø worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes * | 10.40% | 8.81% |
| Tuberculosis | 2.10‰ | 1.34‰ |
| Malaria | 0.5% | 5.7% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
| India | Ø worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 89.0% | 81.7% |
| Hepatitis B | 0.09% | 0.08% |
| Tetanus | 9.0% | 0.0% |
| DTP * | 8.50% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
In India, 27.2 percent of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
Medical supplies
Medical care provided by doctors and hospitals in India is below average compared to the world population. The country provides 0.5 hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants. The global mean here is 2.9 beds. Within the EU, 4.6 beds are available for every 1,000 residents. With about one million physicians in India, there are about 0.78 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants and in the EU is 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality rate of major known diseases can be reduced as far as possible. For example, only about 22 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.
Average age by country
Average life expectancy by country
Quality of life 2023 in country comparison