Indian women live longer than men; Kerala records highest life expectancy at 75.1 years: Report
New Delhi: Indian women live, on average, four years longer than men, with life expectancy in the country now standing at 70.3 years, a gain of over 20 years from fifty years ago, according to the latest official data.
The new Sample Registration Survey (SRS) report, cited by Deccan Herald on Sunday, highlights that Kerala has the highest life expectancy at 75.1 years. Southern states, in general, fare better than their northern counterparts. Among the southern states, Karnataka has the lowest life expectancy at 70 years, followed by Andhra Pradesh (70.7), Telangana (70.8), and Tamil Nadu (73.4).
According to the report, males live for 68.5 years on an average, while females live for 72.5 years. It further shows that, in the 2019-23 period, females consistently outlive males in all states and Union Territories, both in rural and urban areas.
“On an average, female life expectancy at birth is more than male life expectancy at birth by almost four years. Even at age 70 years, this difference is favourable towards females by more than one year,” the report states.
At the state level, males in Jammu and Kashmir have the highest life expectancy at 73.4 years, while females in Kerala have the highest at 78.4 years. On the other end of the spectrum, Chhattisgarh has the lowest life expectancy for both genders — 62.4 years for men and 67.1 years for women.
Meanwhile, a second SRS report reveals that non-communicable diseases account for nearly 57% of deaths in India. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause, contributing to 31% of all deaths, while respiratory infections (9.3%) and cancers (6.4%) follow in second and third place.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
