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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Air India flight from Mumbai makes 'priority' landing in Bhopal after snag; return leg cancelled
Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made a “priority” landing here on Sunday due to a snag, an airport official said.
The aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, he said.
Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled, the official said.
AAI-run Bhopal airport said in a statement that Air India flight AI 633 “reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal”.
Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and airpiort fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport, it said in a statement.
The flight, carrying 175 persons, including 166 passengers and nine crew members, landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, the airport operator said.
All necessary assistance and support were extended by the airport and airline teams as per the requirements of the flight crew, it said.
“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was declared unserviceable, and as a precautionary measure, the return flight AI-634 (Bhopal to Mumbai) was cancelled by the airline to facilitate detailed inspection and rectification,” the statement said.
