India's Life Expectancy at Birth Grows by 2 Years to 69.7 in 2015-19; Still Below Global Average of 72.6
2 years, 6 months ago

India's Life Expectancy at Birth Grows by 2 Years to 69.7 in 2015-19; Still Below Global Average of 72.6

News 18  

India’s life expectancy at birth has increased up to 69.7 in the 2015-2019 period, data from the sample registration system shows. In Madhya Pradesh, which has the highest IMR of 43, surviving the first year after birth raises life expectancy by 2.7 years. Uttar Pradesh, having had the lowest life expectancy at birth of just 43 years in 1970-75 has increased to 65.6 in 2015-2019 – albeit ranking the second lowest life expectancy after Chhattisgarh’s 65.3. Divide across states and urban, rural areas The data shows considerable divide in life expectancy at birth across states and between urban and rural areas. Urban women in Himachal Pradesh had the highest life expectancy at birth of 82.3 years while at the other end, rural men in Chhattisgarh had the lowest, just 62.8 years, a gap of 15.8 years.

India Life Uttar Pradesh Rural States Urban Birth Life Expectancy Highest Pradesh Chhattisgarh Expectancy  grows  expectancy  birth  726  life  697  201519  urban  pradesh  states  women  uttar  rural  average  highest  indias  global

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Union Health Ministry contests international study that points to 11.9 lakh excess deaths in India in 2020, calls it ‘gross and misleading’ overestimate
5 months ago

Union Health Ministry contests international study that points to 11.9 lakh excess deaths in India in 2020, calls it ‘gross and misleading’ overestimate

The Hindu  

Even as data from an international study emerged, estimating that 11.19 lakh excess deaths occurred in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic in India, and that life expectancy among Indian men and women fell, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, July 20, 2024, issued a statement contesting these findings and, stating that they were based on “untenable and unacceptable” estimates. According …

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Demography and its discontents

Hindustan Times  

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Why India should worry about its ageing population
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Why India should worry about its ageing population

The Hindu  

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India may face economic trouble as fertility levels drop
1 year, 2 months ago

India may face economic trouble as fertility levels drop

The Hindu  

India’s policymakers have long flaunted the massive economic benefits that the country will reap from its huge youth population. An ageing population, many economists believe, could turn out to mean serious economic trouble unless India manages to grow its economy at a rapid pace in the coming decades. As more elderly people come to depend on a shrinking working-age population, …

Caring for the old: The Hindu Editorial on the United Nations Population Fund’s India Ageing Report 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Caring for the old: The Hindu Editorial on the United Nations Population Fund’s India Ageing Report 2023

The Hindu  

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India to lose its demographic edge by 2046, elderly to outnumber youth: UN
1 year, 2 months ago

India to lose its demographic edge by 2046, elderly to outnumber youth: UN

Firstpost  

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India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of population by 2050: UNFPA report
1 year, 2 months ago

India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of population by 2050: UNFPA report

The Hindu  

With the decadal growth rate of the elderly population of India currently estimated to be at 41%, and the percentage of elderly population in the country projected to double to over 20% of total population by 2050, the United Nations Population Fund, India in its 2023 India Ageing Report has said that by 2046 it is likely that elderly population …

The many challenges of ensuring maternal and child health in India
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The many challenges of ensuring maternal and child health in India

The Hindu  

As yet another World Breastfeeding Week commences, with hectic educational activity around the mother and her newborn, it would seem the best time to bring attention to what needs to be done in the field of maternal and child healthcare. In India, a total of 1,382 women were polled on the question: “Do you think most pregnant women in the …

Explained | India recorded maximum preterm births in 2020: findings of WHO report
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | India recorded maximum preterm births in 2020: findings of WHO report

The Hindu  

The story so far: At 3.2 million, India recorded the highest number of preterm births in 2020, according to the World Health Organisation’s Born Too Soon: decade of action on preterm birth report. Released on May 9, 2023, the report analyses preterm births across the world and suggests changes to healthcare systems and societies to avoid them. Based on gestational …

World population data: Average Indian 10 years younger than Chinese
1 year, 8 months ago

World population data: Average Indian 10 years younger than Chinese

Hindustan Times  

The median age of India’s population is 28.2 years, data from the World Population Prospects, which forms the basis of the UNFPA report released on Wednesday, shows. This makes the average Indian 10 years younger than the average Chinese whose median age is 39 years. The median age of India’s population is 28.2 years, data from the World Population Prospects …

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1 year, 8 months ago

India’s population to grow for next 30 decades before declining: UN

Live Mint  

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Explained | India now has 1.4 billion people. What does it mean for their health?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | India now has 1.4 billion people. What does it mean for their health?

The Hindu  

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A challenge and an opportunity

Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 2 months ago

Data | Deaths, inaccuracies and statistics: The case of the SRS 2020

The Hindu  

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Data | Stark difference in key health indicators: Kerala fares well, while M.P. lags behind
2 years, 3 months ago

Data | Stark difference in key health indicators: Kerala fares well, while M.P. lags behind

The Hindu  

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Data | With poor pension rates and high health costs, is India ready for the next demographic phase?
2 years, 5 months ago

Data | With poor pension rates and high health costs, is India ready for the next demographic phase?

The Hindu  

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Karnataka’s infant mortality rate falls by two points in 2020
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka’s infant mortality rate falls by two points in 2020

The Hindu  

In a pointer to improved health indicators, Karnataka’s Infant Mortality Rate fell by two points from 21 in 2019 to 19 in 2020, according to the Sample Registration System bulletin for 2020 released on Thursday. IMR is defined as the infant deaths per thousand live births in a given time period and for a given region. While 21 infant deaths …

International Day of the Midwife: The Missing Piece in India’s Maternal Health
2 years, 7 months ago

International Day of the Midwife: The Missing Piece in India’s Maternal Health

The Quint  

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India Saw Uptick in Deaths, Fewer Births Registered in First Year of Pandemic: CRS Data
2 years, 7 months ago

India Saw Uptick in Deaths, Fewer Births Registered in First Year of Pandemic: CRS Data

News 18  

India saw an uptick in the number of deaths registered in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, while the number of births registered in the Civil Registration System in that year declined 2.4 per cent as compared to 2019. The number of deaths increased by 6.2 per cent in 2020 from the year before that, according to data released …

India registers fewer births in pandemic year: CRS data
2 years, 7 months ago

India registers fewer births in pandemic year: CRS data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The number of births registered in the Civil Registration System declined 2.4% on 2020, and the number of deaths increased 6.2%, according to data released by the Union ministry of home affairs on Tuesday. Given the trend in births and deaths registered in CRS over the years, the decline in birth rate can be explained by fewer births …

India's Life Expectancy is Improving, But Mind the Gap Between Different Groups
2 years, 7 months ago

India's Life Expectancy is Improving, But Mind the Gap Between Different Groups

News 18  

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For India's marginalised, the precarity of health
2 years, 8 months ago

For India's marginalised, the precarity of health

Hindustan Times  

In India, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Muslims account for a combined population of 450 million, making them some of the largest marginalised social groups in the world. Recent research by demographers Sangita Vyas, Payal Hathi, and Aashish Gupta and Aashish Gupta and Nikkil Sudharsanan, show large and persistent disparities in life expectancy for SCs, STs, and Muslims, compared to …

India on verge of achieving SDG target of 70 per lakh live births by 2030: Govt
2 years, 9 months ago

India on verge of achieving SDG target of 70 per lakh live births by 2030: Govt

India TV News  

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In 2030, deaths in Karnataka will be 12 lakh and births only 10.2 lakh
2 years, 9 months ago

In 2030, deaths in Karnataka will be 12 lakh and births only 10.2 lakh

The Hindu  

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3 years, 1 month ago

Data | The highs and lows in States' infant mortality rate rankings

The Hindu  

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Life expectancy in India dropped by two years due to COVID-19: study
3 years, 2 months ago

Life expectancy in India dropped by two years due to COVID-19: study

The Hindu  

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Air pollution could cut life expectancy by 9 years in north India, in Maharashtra, M.P. by additional 2.5 years: study
3 years, 3 months ago

Air pollution could cut life expectancy by 9 years in north India, in Maharashtra, M.P. by additional 2.5 years: study

The Hindu  

India’s air pollution levels have expanded geographically over time and increased so much in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh that an average person is now losing an additional 2.5 to 2.9 years of life expectancy, according to a new report. India is the most polluted country in the world, with more than 480 million people or about 40% of its population …

India Registered Over a 3rd of Global Infant Deaths Due To Economic Slowdown During The Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

India Registered Over a 3rd of Global Infant Deaths Due To Economic Slowdown During The Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

India accounts for more than a third of the global excess infant deaths in 2020 due to the economic slowdown caused by Covid-19, according to a study led by World bank researchers. The study, published in the online journal BMJ Open, showed that the economic downturn caused by Covid-19 resulted in an additional 2,67,208 infant deaths in low- and middle-income …

India’s elderly population: Fiscal challenges offer opportunities
3 years, 4 months ago

India’s elderly population: Fiscal challenges offer opportunities

Live Mint  

Ample discussions surround the topic of India’s demographic dividend. According to the World Health Organization, India’s elderly population will rise from its current 60 million to over 227 million by 2050. Hence, even as the demographic dividend works to enhance economic growth, an increase in our elderly population and rising pressure on pension systems can offset our efforts. This posits …

Why India can shed its population obsession
3 years, 6 months ago

Why India can shed its population obsession

Hindustan Times  

That population control is crucial for making India a prosperous nation is an entrenched stereotype. India’s population growth peaked long time ago India will overtake China as the most populous country by 2025 or perhaps sooner. Population statistics show that India’s population growth peaked decades ago and it is already on a downward trajectory. Fertility rates are higher among the …

India's Birthrate Projected to Decline to 1.73 by 2035, Says Health Minister
3 years, 10 months ago

India's Birthrate Projected to Decline to 1.73 by 2035, Says Health Minister

News 18  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that the fertility rate of Indians may decline to 1.73 from the current 2.37 by the year 2035. “Population projection for India and States 2011-2036, released in July 2020, indicates that the Total Fertility Rate is expected to decline from 2.37 during 2011-2015 to 1.73 during 2031-35,” he said. Vardhan spoke about …

Number of India’s elderly to triple by 2050
3 years, 11 months ago

Number of India’s elderly to triple by 2050

The Hindu  

There will be over 319 million elderly by 2050, threefold the number identified by the Census in 2011, according to the Longitudinal Ageing Study of India. While 75% of them suffer from one or the other chronic disease, 40% have one or the other disability and 20% have issues related to mental health, said the report prepared by the International …

India gained over 17 years of life expectancy since 1990: Lancet study
4 years, 2 months ago

India gained over 17 years of life expectancy since 1990: Lancet study

India Today  

The Lancet medical journal has published a new study in which it said that India has gained over a decade of life expectancy since 1990. According to the new study published in the Lancet journal, life expectancy in India has increased from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019. "The interaction of Covid-19 with the continued global rise …

What’s your life expectancy? This tool lets you find out
4 years, 2 months ago

What’s your life expectancy? This tool lets you find out

Hindustan Times  

A child born in India could expect to live for nearly 69 years if the current mortality trends in the country were to continue, according to the latest Sample Registration System data released by the government. For example, a child born in states such as Kerala and Delhi could expect to live for nearly 10 years more than a child …

Infant mortalities surged by a single point in Madhya Pradesh in 2018
4 years, 5 months ago

Infant mortalities surged by a single point in Madhya Pradesh in 2018

The Hindu  

The infant mortality rate in Madhya Pradesh, recording the country’s worst rate for years now, surged by a single point over the previous year to 48 in 2018, stymying an improving annual trend for at least six years, according to the Office of the Registrar General India. As many as 26 infants of 1,000 live births in Madhya Pradesh died …

More than 50% of India’s population 25 yrs or older: Survey
4 years, 5 months ago

More than 50% of India’s population 25 yrs or older: Survey

Live Mint  

More than 50% of India's population is now 25 years or older, according to a latest survey. People under the age of 25 years constitute 46.9% of the country's population, said recently released Sample Registration System 2018, prepared by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. With the highest fertility rate of 3.2%, Bihar has the highest proportion of …

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