Prevalence of Acute Illness in Uttar Pradesh State of India

The prevalence of Acute Illness in Uttar Pradesh was 12561 per lakh population i.e. around 12.56%. The prevalence was slightly higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas. Further, the prevalence of Acute Illness was observed slightly higher among females as compared to males. The trend was similar in both rural and urban areas.

The AHS the details on persons suffering from specific acute illnesses such as Diarrhea, Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and Fever are presented as under:

Persons Suffering from Specific Acute Illness (Per 100,000 Populations)-Uttar Pradesh

Sex	Diarrhea/ Dysentery			Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI)			Fever (All Types)
	Total	Rural	Urban	Total	Rural	Urban	Total	Rural	Urban
Persons	1187	1258	934	3017	3267	2133	7571	7672	7217
Male	1203	1282	931	2883	3116	2081	7282	7394	6896
Female	1170	1234	937	3159	3424	2190	7878	7961	7574

The prevalence of fever alone was 7.6% it being higher in rural areas (7.7%) as compared to urban areas (7.2%). Diarrhea/ Dysentery had prevalence of 1.2% it being again higher in rural areas (1.3%) as compared to urban areas (0.9%). The prevalence of ARI was 3.0%, it being higher in rural areas (3.3%) as compared to urban areas (2.13%).

These 3 diseases together account for about 93.7% of acute illnesses;

Percentage Share of Diarrhea, ARI and Fever in Acute Illnesses

Sex	Total	Rural	Urban
Persons	93.7	94.1	92.2
Male	94.0	94.4	92.3
Female	93.5	93.8	92.2