Life Expectancy

Global population hits 8 bn: How it changes the world over next few decades

Much of the world's population growth has come in the last century as better living standards and health advancements extended life expectancy

Story in charts: World nears 8 bn mark, India must focus on human capital

In 2026, the age group of 25 and 29 will have the highest number of people, and in 2036, India's largest population group will be in the late 30s

A narrow window of opportunity

Thailand and China are at risk of growing old before they grow rich; India must grow its GDP at 8-9 per cent or more to avoid that fate

Pandemic caused prolonged decline in global life expectancy: Study

COVID-19 has caused a prolonged decline in life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years, according to a study. The researchers from the University of Oxford, UK, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Germany used data from 29 countries in Europe, as well as Chile and the US. The study, published on Monday in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, found that life expectancy in 2021 remained lower than expected across all 29 countries, had pre-pandemic trends continued. Previous global epidemics have seen fairly rapid "bounce backs" to life expectancy levels, the researchers said. However, the scale and magnitude of COVID-19, on mortality, confounds claims it has had no more impact than a flu-like illness, they said. The researchers noted that life expectancy losses during recurring flu epidemics over the second-half of the 20th century have been much smaller and less widespread than those seen in the pandemic. A clear .

Covid's medium-term impact and India's Human Development Index loss

While some of the HDI loss will survive into the future, it does not necessarily affect India's index rank in relation to others, which is down by just one over the six years to 2021, writes T N Ninan

India ranks 132nd out of 191 in UNDP's human development index

UNDP report cites falling life expectancy as reason; global index falls for 2 yrs in a row

Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly two years in 2020, says CDC

Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the US, mostly due to Covid-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

China's life expectancy goes up to 77.93 yrs amid falling birth rates

Life expectancy in China has increased by over 0.6 of a year to 77.93 years even as the world's second-largest economy grappled with a demographic crisis due to declining birth rates

Will age be just a number?

Scientists are of the view that if all age-related diseases vanish, the average human life expectancy shall jump to 89 years; still, there will be no escape from death

Needed: A PM's council for human development

Leave no one behind with sustainable growth and well-being

The longevity puzzle

Life expectancy remains sub-par despite massive govt schemes

Statsguru: New insights into the way Indians live found in NFHS edition

Nearly half of households own a two-wheeler compared to less than 10 per cent that own a car

Average life expectancy in China to reach 78.3 years in 2025

China's average life expectancy is expected to reach 78.3 years in 2025, up from 77.3 years in 2019, according to the country's 14th five-year plan (2021-2025) for public service

Life expectancy in India dropped by two years due to Covid-19: Study

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

Covid-19 pandemic cut life expectancy by most since World War II

The impact of Covid-19 on lifespans may be greater in less developed countries that wer­en't included in the research

Covid cuts American men's life expectancy by 2 years; worst in 29 nations

Deaths among working-age men contributed the most to declining lifespans in the US, according to research led by demographers at the UK's University of Oxford

Covid caused biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II: Study

The study found that 27 of the 29 countries saw reductions in life expectancy in 2020, and at a scale which wiped out years of progress on mortality.

Life insurers are at the cross-roads

As government pension and retirement schemes become less sustainable, ensuring financial security for the older population will become the central focus for life insurers in India

Covid-19 pandemic: Life expectancy for UK males falls after 40 years

Males born between 2018 and 2020 are expected to live 79 years, according to a report from the Office for National Statistics

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians

More than 480 million people living in the vast swathes of central, eastern and northern India, including the capital, New Delhi, endure significantly high pollution levels, a report said