Change in full immunization inequalities in Indian children 12–23 months: an analysis of household survey data

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Indian states by region and categories

Region	States
Central	Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
East	Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal
North	Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand
Northeast^a	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
South	Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
West	Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Union territories	Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
High-focus states^b	Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand

^aNortheast states exclude Assam for estimates reported at the state-level; ^bStates with high infant mortality are designated as high-focus states by the Government of India

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