• Samvada
  • Videos
  • Categories
  • Events
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Monday, February 6, 2023
Vishwa Samvada Kendra
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Samvada

    ಪ್ರಬೋದಿನೀ ಗುರುಕುಲಕ್ಕೆ NIOS ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಭೇಟಿ

    ಮಾರ್ಚ್ ೧೧ರಿಂದ ೧೩ರವರೆಗೆ ಗುಜರಾತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಖಿಲ ಭಾರತ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿ ಸಭಾ

    Evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine by Government of India

    Ukraine Russia Crisis : India abstained from UNSC resolution

    Trending Tags

    • Commentary
    • Featured
    • Event
    • Editorial
  • Videos
  • Categories
  • Events
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Samvada

    ಪ್ರಬೋದಿನೀ ಗುರುಕುಲಕ್ಕೆ NIOS ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಭೇಟಿ

    ಮಾರ್ಚ್ ೧೧ರಿಂದ ೧೩ರವರೆಗೆ ಗುಜರಾತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಖಿಲ ಭಾರತ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿ ಸಭಾ

    Evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine by Government of India

    Ukraine Russia Crisis : India abstained from UNSC resolution

    Trending Tags

    • Commentary
    • Featured
    • Event
    • Editorial
  • Videos
  • Categories
  • Events
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Samvada
Home News Digest

Average Indian’s life expectancy up 4.6 years

Vishwa Samvada Kendra by Vishwa Samvada Kendra
October 3, 2012
in News Digest
235
0
Average Indian’s life expectancy up 4.6 years
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

READ ALSO

RSS Sarkaryawah Shri Dattareya Hosabale hoisted the National Flag at Chennai

ಸುಬ್ಬಣ್ಣ ತಮ್ಮ ಹಾಡುಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ನೆನಪಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. – ದತ್ತಾತ್ರೇಯ ಹೊಸಬಾಳೆ

NEW DELHI:An average Indian lived 4.6 years longer in 2008 compared to a decade earlier. An average Indian woman lived three years more than her male counterpart in 2008.  While the life expectancy at birth for women was 67.7 years, for men it stood at 64.6 years. This was an increase of 2.5 years and 1.8 years, respectively, when compared to the life expectancy (LE) in 2002.

According to the latest life expectancy data — to be released by the Registrar General of India this week after a gap of almost five years — the LE of a rural Indian increased by 2.2 years between 2002 and 2008. However, the LE of an urban Indian was up by just 1.2 years over the same period.

Interestingly, an urban female lived 4.9 years longer than a rural female and 7.9 years longer than a rural male.

A woman living in rural Kerala had the highest LE at birth across all categories at 77.2 years. In contrast, LE at birth was lowest at below 60 years for a rural male in Madhya Pradesh. Rural males also lived longest in Kerala at 71.2 years, which was 7.7 years longer than the average rural Indian male.

Kerala’s rural female LE of 77.2 years was also 10.7 years more than the average rural female LE in the country.

Interestingly, women seem to have a longer life span than their male counterparts in most of the major states.

In West Bengal and Rajasthan, for example, women lived 3.6 years longer than their male counterparts in 2008.

In Tamil Nadu, women lived 3.8 years longer, while in Punjab it was 4.2 years, Maharashtra (4 years), Haryana (2.5 years), Gujarat (4.1 years), Himachal Pradesh (4.7 years), Karnataka (4.8 years) and Kerala (5.4 years).

When it comes to urban males, Himachal Pradesh took the top spot with an average man living till 72.6 years at 4.6 years longer than an average urban Indian male.

An urban female was living longest in Kerala – 76.4 years, which was five years longer than an average urban Indian female.

Deputy registrar general Bhaskar Mishra said, “LE of an average Indian is improving by the year. What is most interesting is the widening gap between LE of an Indian male and a female which is a trend similar to developed countries. This may be because of the rapid bridging of the gap in child mortality between males and females. The previous data on LE came out in 2007.”

So what are the main reasons for Indians living longer now than a decade ago?

Experts say that the three big reasons for LE to have increased are better food supply and nutrition, healthier lifestyle and better hygiene.

“More people are interested in the nutritional content of the food they eat and plan their diet accordingly. People are consciously making better lifestyle choices that reduce chances or delay the risk of developing diseases. People wash their hands more often that reduces infection rate,” a health ministry official said.

In terms of the highest increase of LE between 2002 and 2008, the top five states were Assam and MP (3.1 years), J&K (2.8 years), Odisha (2.6 years), Maharashtra and Rajasthan (2.4 years). The lowest increase in LE in the same period was in Himachal (0.5 years) and Haryana (0.9 years). Between 2000 and 2004, the overall life expectancy of an average Indian stood at 63.9 years. Between 2006 and 2010, it increased to 66.1 years. In men, it increased from 62.8 years in 2000-04 to 64.6 years in 2006-10. Among women, it increased from 65.2 years to 67.7 years during the same period. In rural India, it increased from 62.7 years to 64.9 years (up by 2.2 years). However in urban India, it increased from 68.4 years to 69.6 years during the same period.

Between 2006 and 2010, men were living the longest in Kerala (71.5), Jammu & Kashmir (69.2), Maharashtra (67.9), Himachal Pradesh (67.7), Punjab and West Bengal (67.4) and Tamil Nadu (67.1). LE among males was lowest in Assam (61).

When it came to females, Kerala once again took the top spot with the average LE between 2006 and 2010 at 76.9 years, followed by Himachal Pradesh (72.4), Maharashtra (71.9), Punjab (71.6) and J&K (71.1). Assam was once again at the bottom of the ladder with an average woman expected to live till just 63.2 years.

According to the World Health Organization’s health statistics 2011, the global average life expectancy at birth stood at 68 years in 2009 — an increase by two years since 2000. WHO said since 1990, LE has increased globally by 4 years (both sexes). However, during the 1990s, it stagnated in Europe and decreased in Africa.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Average-Indians-life-expectancy-up-4-6-years/articleshow/16633612.cms?intenttarget=no
  • email
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • google+
  • WhatsApp

Related Posts

RSS Sarkaryawah Shri Dattareya Hosabale hoisted the National Flag at Chennai
News Digest

RSS Sarkaryawah Shri Dattareya Hosabale hoisted the National Flag at Chennai

August 15, 2022
News Digest

ಸುಬ್ಬಣ್ಣ ತಮ್ಮ ಹಾಡುಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ನೆನಪಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. – ದತ್ತಾತ್ರೇಯ ಹೊಸಬಾಳೆ

August 12, 2022
News Digest

Swaraj@75 – Refrain from politics over Amrit Mahotsava

August 6, 2022
News Digest

“ಹಿಂದೂ ತರುಣರು ಶಕ್ತಿಶಾಲಿಗಳಾಗಬೇಕು” – ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ ಸೂಲಿಬೆಲೆ

July 29, 2022
News Digest

ಸಿಪಿಎಂ ಗೂಂಡಾಗಳಿಂದ ಆರ್‌ಎಸ್‌ಎಸ್‌ ಸ್ವಯಂಸೇವಕ ಜಿಮ್ನೇಶ್ ಹತ್ಯೆ

July 25, 2022
News Digest

ಹಿರಿಯ ಸ್ವಯಂಸೇವಕ ಡಾ.ರಾಮಮನೋಹರ ರಾವ್ ವಿಧಿವಶ – ನಾ.ತಿಪ್ಪೇಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಸಂತಾಪ

July 25, 2022
Next Post
Bharat Parikrama Yatra reaches North Kerala, gets warm welcome at Communist dominant Kannur

Bharat Parikrama Yatra reaches North Kerala, gets warm welcome at Communist dominant Kannur

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

POPULAR NEWS

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ ಹರಿಕಾರ ರಾಜಾ ರಾಮ್ ಮೋಹನ್ ರಾಯ್

May 22, 2022

ಒಂದು ಪಠ್ಯ – ಹಲವು ಪಾಠ

May 27, 2022
Profile of V Bhagaiah, the new Sah-Sarakaryavah of RSS

Profile of V Bhagaiah, the new Sah-Sarakaryavah of RSS

March 16, 2015
ಕವಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಎಂ. ಗೋಪಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ ಅಡಿಗರ ‘ವಿಜಯನಗರದ ನೆನಪು’ ಕವನದ ಕುರಿತು…

ಕವಿ ಗೋಪಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ ಅಡಿಗರ ಬದುಕು ಮತ್ತು ಬರಹ : ವಿಶೇಷ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ಲೇಖನ

February 18, 2021

ಟೀ ಮಾರಿದ್ದ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಲ್ಲೇ ವಕೀಲೆಯಾದ ಛಲಗಾತಿ!

March 8, 2022

EDITOR'S PICK

Press Release: Clarification by Aseemanand’s Lawyer; threatens legal action against Magazine

Press Release: Clarification by Aseemanand’s Lawyer; threatens legal action against Magazine

March 17, 2014
VHP passes resolution on ‘Challenges on Security of Hindu Society’; VHP’s National Meet concludes at Patna

VHP passes resolution on ‘Challenges on Security of Hindu Society’; VHP’s National Meet concludes at Patna

June 27, 2016

ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇಕು ತೆರೆದ ಮನಸ್ಸು: ರಾಜೇಶ್ ಪದ್ಮಾರ್

September 28, 2011
MISSION 10 LAKH REGISTRATIONS Launched in Agra by India Health Line on World Blood Donor Day

MISSION 10 LAKH REGISTRATIONS Launched in Agra by India Health Line on World Blood Donor Day

June 14, 2014

Samvada ಸಂವಾದ :

Samvada is a media center where we discuss various topics like Health, Politics, Education, Science, History, Current affairs and so on.

Categories

Recent Posts

  • ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು‌ ಮಳೆ‌ ಅವಾಂತರ – ಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಪರಿಹಾರಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಪರಿಹಾರ ದೊರೆಯಲಿ!
  • RSS Sarkaryawah Shri Dattareya Hosabale hoisted the National Flag at Chennai
  • ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ ಅಮೃತ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ – ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯದ ಸಮಾಜದಿಂದ ಮಾತ್ರವೇ ದೇಶ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠವಾಗಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯ! – ದತ್ತಾತ್ರೇಯ ಹೊಸಬಾಳೆ
  • ಬಿಸ್ಮಿಲ್, ರಿಝಾಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Editorial Team
  • Errors/Corrections
  • ETHICS POLICY
  • Events
  • Fact-checking Policy
  • Home
  • Live
  • Ownership & Funding
  • Pungava Archives
  • Subscribe
  • Videos
  • Videos – test

© samvada.org - Developed By eazycoders.com

No Result
View All Result
  • Samvada
  • Videos
  • Categories
  • Events
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

© samvada.org - Developed By eazycoders.com

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In