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Global Health Research
India
Data
- Background[1]
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Located in Southern Asia along the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the Republic of India dates back to one of the oldest civilizations of the world, the Indus Valley. The country was invaded first by Arabs, then the Turkish, and finally the British colonized them by the 19th century. Independence in 1947 brought about a division and dispute between India and Pakistan lasting until 1971. The country has significant economic wealth and output, but faces such issues as overpopulation, environmental degradation, poverty, and both ethnic and religious strife.
- Population[1]
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1,129,866,154
- Climate[1]
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tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
- Languages[1]
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- English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national
- political
- and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali
- Telugu
- Marathi
- Tamil
- Urdu
- Gujarati
- Malayalam
- Kannada
- Oriya
- Punjabi
- Assamese
- Kashmiri
- Sindhi
- and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language
- Infant Mortality Rate[1]
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34.61
- Per Capita Health Expenditure[2]
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30.00
More Information
Sources
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CIA World Factbook
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WHO Global Health Atlas
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