These figures clearly indicates the dearth of doctors and medical facilities for the people. Moreover, health personnel are unwilling to work in rural areas. The traditional methods of treatment, with herbs and medicinal plants, used in the rural areas are still very crude and cannot substitute the need for modern medicines. The Nagas lead a carefree life. However with the worsening of the law and order situation in the State, there is tension and fear in the minds of the people.
Daily life is filled with apprehension, fear and anxiety.
This has taken its toll psychologically and physically. As per the 1991 census, the birth rate was 18.5 and the death rate is 3.3. The gap between the annual birth rate and death rate is widening. Considering the population of Nagaland today, these figures are alarming to say the least. The rate of population growth is one of the highest in the country.