List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth
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This is a list of Indian states by Life expectancy at birth. The figures come from the Human Development Index Report, published in 2011, by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India.[3] The report provides life expectancy at birth for years 2002-2006.
Kerala had the highest life expectancy among the states in India in 2004. The figures for North-Eastern States were unavailable.
| Rank | State | Life expectancy at birth (2004)[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 74.0 |
| 2 | Punjab | 69.4 |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 67.2 |
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | 67.0 |
| 5 | Haryana | 66.2 |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu | 66.2 |
| 6 | Karnataka | 65.3 |
| 7 | West Bengal | 64.9 |
| 8 | Andhra Pradesh | 64.4 |
| 9 | Gujarat | 64.1 |
| * | India | 63.5 |
| 10 | Rajasthan | 62.0 |
| 11 | Bihar | 61.6 |
| 12 | Uttarakhand | 60.0 |
| 12 | Uttar Pradesh | 60.0 |
| 13 | Odisha | 59.6 |
| 14 | Assam | 58.9 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 58.0 |
| 15 | Chhattisgarh | 58.0 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh | 58.0 |
References
- ^ Ponnapalli et al. (2013), Aging and the Demographic Transition in India and Its States: A Comparative Perspective, International Journal of Asian Social Science, 3(1), pp 171-193
- ^ The Future Population on India Population Research Bureau
- ^ "Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index for India's States 2011" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ Life Expectancy at Birth by Gender, 1992 – 2004 Table 5A.10, India Human Development Index Report, page 287