India’s life expectancy at birth has steadily improved, reaching 70.3 years in 2019–23. Women now outlive men by nearly four years at birth and maintain a longevity advantage even at age 70.

In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers analyzed survey data from individuals in India to understand mortality and life expectancy during the coronavirus disease 2019 ...

India has gained more than a decade of life expectancy since 1990, but there are wide inequalities between states, according to a new study. India has gained more than a decade of life expectancy ...

Residents watch as supporters of India's opposition coalition stage a campaign rally in Tamil Nadu state's Madurai - Copyright AFP Idrees MOHAMMED Residents watch as ...

New Delhi — Air pollution in major South Asian cities has shortened the life expectancy of people living there by up to 10 years, despite COVID-19 lockdowns slowing economic activities since 2020, a ...

Age pattern points to non-communicable diseases and external risks as factors in reducing men’s life expectancy, with heart ...

The coronavirus pandemic, which has affected the lives of people at different levels, has also caused a drop in the life expectancy of the country by almost two years, a statistical analysis by ...

The international study, co-authored by the Department of Sociology and the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science's Dr Aashish Gupta and Professor Ridhi Kashyap, reveals that life expectancy in ...