24,436 rupees ($383)

The average cost of hospitalization in urban India. While that figure has almost tripled in the last decade it is much more affordable than most other countries. The average cost of a hospital stay in the U.S., for example, was more than $10,000, according to statistics from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.

70%

The proportion of patients treated in the private sector. Despite higher cost, Indians in both urban and rural areas seek treatment from private doctors and about half the population surveyed depended on them as their only source of treatment.

78,050 rupees ($1,224)

The average cost of cancer treatment in a private Indian hospital. The price of treatment in a private hospital is almost three times more than the same in a government-run hospital. For most ailments categorized in the survey, the cost of treatment in a private hospital averaged out to four times more than that in government-run hospitals.

84%

The proportion of the Indian population not covered by health insurance.

9 times

How much more delivering a baby in a private hospital in India costs than a public hospital. Having a baby in a private hospital costs around 17,500 rupees ($274) while in a government-run hospital it only costs about 1,800 rupees ($28.)

1%

The percentage of gross domestic product India spends on healthcare. India spent about 4% of its gross domestic product on health until about five years ago, according to the World Health Organization. That figure dropped to about 1% of GDP, or $517 million, in the government’s most recent budget.