The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Lower Subansiri, 40.6% of women are anaemic, better than the typical district. 30.7% of children under five are stunted, close to the typical district. 4.2% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lower Subansiri, which ranks 12 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 14.4%.