Lok Sabha Question No. 2963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: Life Expectancy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2963 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## LIFE EXPECTANCY

## 2963. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the life expectancy in the country has substantially increased since independence;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the efforts made by the Government to further increase the life expectancy of the people?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) & (b): Estimates based on the Sample Registration System (SRS) implemented by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI), show that the average life expectancy at birth has increased over the years. The expectation of life for the the period 1970 - 75 to 2010 - 14 is annexed. Life expectancy has been calculated by ORGI based on SRS data for 1970 - 75 to 1986 - 90 at 5 years on average basis and from 1987 - 91 to 2010 - 14 on five years moving average basis.

- (c): The initiatives taken by the Government to further increase the life expectancy i provision  for  accessible  and  quality  health  care  services  to  the  people,  preventio diagnosis and treatment of diseases and life threatening conditions, availabi lity of specialized health  care  services  for  pregnant  women,  children,  senior  citizen  etc  under  National Mission through Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas, Reproductive - Mate nal Neonatal - Child and Adolescent Health interventions a nd Communicable and Non Communicable Disease Control Programmes etc. Further  Government has also taken steps t improve other social health determinants such as  accessibility to safe drinking water National Rural Drinking Water Programme; Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan  etc.

Expectation of life at birth in India, 1970 - 75 to 2010 -14

| Period    |   Mid -year |   Expectation of birth ( years) |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------------------|
| 1970- 75  |        1973 |                            49.7 |
| 1976- 80  |        1978 |                            52.3 |
| 1981- 85  |        1983 |                            55.4 |
| 1986- 90  |        1988 |                            57.7 |
| 1987- 91  |        1989 |                            58.3 |
| 1988- 92  |        1990 |                            58.7 |
| 1989- 93  |        1991 |                            59.4 |
| 1990- 94  |        1992 |                            60   |
| 1991- 95  |        1993 |                            60.3 |
| 1992- 96  |        1994 |                            60.7 |
| 1993- 97  |        1995 |                            61.1 |
| 1994- 98  |        1996 |                            61.4 |
| 1995- 99# |        1997 |                            61.5 |
| 1996- 00# |        1998 |                            61.9 |
| 1997- 01# |        1999 |                            62.3 |
| 1998- 02  |        2000 |                            62.9 |
| 1999- 03  |        2001 |                            63.4 |
| 2000- 04  |        2002 |                            63.9 |
| 2001- 05  |        2003 |                            64.3 |
| 2002- 06  |        2004 |                            64.7 |
| 2003- 07  |        2005 |                            65   |
| 2004- 08  |        2006 |                            65.4 |
| 2005- 09  |        2007 |                            65.7 |
| 2006- 10  |        2008 |                            66.1 |
| 2007- 11  |        2009 |                            66.5 |
| 2008- 12  |        2010 |                            67   |
| 2009- 13  |        2011 |                            67.5 |
| 2010- 14  |        2012 |                            67.9 |

#: India does not include Jammu & Kashmir