Healthcare Lower is better

Out-of-pocket hospitalisation spend per person (Rural)

Average amount a rural resident pays out of pocket for hospitalisation over a year, net of any reimbursement. A direct measure of household financial protection from serious illness. Lower is better.

Tamil Nadu's oop per hospitalisation, rural is ₹1,312 ₹ per person (2022-23), per National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.

Tamil Nadu, latest

₹1,312

2022-23

Last verified 2026-06-30

Latest

₹1,312

2022-23 · single snapshot

Rank vs compared states

#4 of 5

TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · lower is better

Tamil Nadu's OOP per hospitalisation, rural is ₹1,312 (2022-23). It ranks #4 of 5 compared states (lower is better).

Source Official National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Coverage 2022-23 Sources & methodology ↓

About this indicator

This estimates what rural residents pay from their own pockets for hospital stays, averaged across the whole population and net of any reimbursement, so it reflects both how much care people use and how much of its cost falls on households. A higher figure is not automatically worse, because it can mean people are using hospitals more, not that they are less protected, which is the key confound to keep in mind. Free or insured public care, such as government schemes and pooled drug supply, can lower this spend by shifting costs off households.

OOP per hospitalisation, rural · 2022-23

Tamil Nadu's OOP per hospitalisation, rural: ₹1,312 (2022-23).

Single observation: ₹1,312 (2022-23). No trend available yet.

Source: National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Where this data comes from

The provenance of every value above and how to cite it.

Source provenance

All observations come from a single source.

FY23

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National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

NSSO CAMS 2022-23 (NSS Report No. 590), Table 11

5 observations across 5 states · Tier 1

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Methodology & notes

NSSO CAMS 2022-23 (NSS Report No. 590, Table 11), average out-of-pocket medical expenditure per person on hospitalisation over a 365-day reference period, net of reimbursement. Reported separately for rural and urban; the source has no combined column, so none is computed. Levels partly reflect hospital utilisation, not only cost per episode: Tamil Nadu's public hospitals are near-free per admission but its residents are hospitalised more often, which lifts per-person spending.