As per the report titled SRS Based Life Table 2013-17 published by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India, the average life expectancy at birth has increased from 49.7 during 1970-75 to 69.0 in 2013-17, registering an increase of 19.3 years during this period. As per the same report, the life expectancy at birth for male and female during 2013-17 were 67.8 and 70.4 years respectively. The State/UT-wise details are provided at Annexure. However, State/UT-wise average life expectancy of male and female in the rural and urban areas of the country may also be accessed from the report SRS Based Life Table 2013-17 available at the portal of Census of India (http://censusindia.gov.in/).
A cross-sectional multi-centric community based study of elderly population aged 60 years and above conducted jointly by the Government of India and WHO Country Office in India has revealed that diseases like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischaemic heart disease, poor vision, difficulty in hearing, anaemia, arthritis, fall/fractures, bowel complaints, urinary complaints, depression, weight loss, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, TB etc. are common among older patients.
Recognizing the need for specialized accessible health care for the elderly, the Government of India has launched various programmes, including the National Programme for Health Care of Elderly (NPHCE) and Integrated Programme for Older Persons such as Ayushman Bharat. These programmes aim to provide health care facilities to senior citizens (aged 60 years and above) at primary, secondary and tertiary health care delivery system and to further increase the average life expectancy of people. The Government of India has also enacted ‘Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007’.
The measures taken/proposed by the Government of India for providing better health services to ensure healthy life and to further improve the average life expectancy of the people in the country are as follows:
Expectation of Life at Birth by Sex and Area of Residence,
India and Bigger States/UT’s, 201 3-17
India & bigger States/UTs |
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
||||||
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
India* |
69 |
67.8 |
70.4 |
67.7 |
66.4 |
69 |
72.4 |
71.2 |
73.7 |
Andhra Pradesh |
69 .7 |
68 .3 |
71 .2 |
68.4 |
66.8 |
70.3 |
72.6 |
71.8 |
73.4 |
Assam |
66.2 |
65.4 |
67.3 |
65.1 |
64.2 |
66.1 |
73 |
72.5 |
73.8 |
Bihar |
68.9 |
69.2 |
68.6 |
68.5 |
68.8 |
68.2 |
71.7 |
72 |
71.4 |
Chhattisgarh |
65.2 |
63.8 |
66.6 |
64.3 |
63 |
65.5 |
68.8 |
67.1 |
70.8 |
NCT of Delhi |
74.7 |
73.3 |
76.3 |
71.8 |
70 |
- |
74.9 |
73.4 |
76.5 |
Gujarat |
69.7 |
67.6 |
72 |
68.2 |
65.3 |
71.5 |
71.8 |
70.8 |
72.9 |
Haryana |
69.7 |
67.6 |
72.3 |
68.7 |
66.5 |
71.4 |
71.6 |
69.6 |
74.1 |
Himachal Pradesh |
72.6 |
69.8 |
75.6 |
72.2 |
69.3 |
75.4 |
77.1 |
75.1 |
79.7 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
74.1 |
72.1 |
76.7 |
73 |
71.1 |
75.4 |
- |
- |
- |
Jharkhand |
68.6 |
68.8 |
68.4 |
67.7 |
68 |
67.3 |
72 |
71.7 |
72.4 |
Karnataka |
69.2 |
67.7 |
70.8 |
67.5 |
65.9 |
69.3 |
72.5 |
71.4 |
73.6 |
Kerala |
75.2 |
72.5 |
77.8 |
75.3 |
72.4 |
78.1 |
75.1 |
72.5 |
77.5 |
Madhya Pradesh |
66 |
64.2 |
67.9 |
64.7 |
62.8 |
66.8 |
70.1 |
68.7 |
71.8 |
Maharashtra |
72.5 |
71.2 |
73.9 |
71 |
69.9 |
72.2 |
74.4 |
72.8 |
76.3 |
Odisha |
68.4 |
67.1 |
69.9 |
67.7 |
66.4 |
69.4 |
71.7 |
71 |
72.5 |
Punjab |
72.4 |
71 |
74 |
71.4 |
70.1 |
72.9 |
74.1 |
72.4 |
76.6 |
Rajasthan |
68.5 |
66.3 |
70.9 |
67.5 |
64.9 |
70.3 |
71.8 |
71.2 |
72.6 |
Tamil Nadu |
71.7 |
69.9 |
73.7 |
70.2 |
68.3 |
72.1 |
73.4 |
71.6 |
75.4 |
Uttar Pradesh |
65 |
64.3 |
65.6 |
63.9 |
63.2 |
64.7 |
68.5 |
68.1 |
68.9 |
Uttarakhand |
71 |
68 |
74.2 |
70.6 |
67.3 |
74.2 |
71.8 |
69.9 |
74 |
West Bengal |
71.2 |
70.4 |
72.2 |
70.2 |
69.1 |
71.3 |
73.4 |
72.9 |
74.1 |
*: Data includes all States/UTs; Note: Andhra Pradesh includes Telangana.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
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