The first year of the pandemic delivered a bigger blow to American life expectancy than any year of Vietnam War, AIDS crisis or "deaths of despair" that nudged down life expectancies in mid-2010s
The retirement plan of Indians, like struggling middle-class people everywhere, now leans on spending on the education of their teenagers
The study, published in the Lancet journal, noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ranging from 77.3 years in Kerala to 66.9 years in UP
The Covid-19 pandemic could cause a short-term decline in life expectancy in the severely affected areas of the world, unless the spread of the disease is contained, according to a study
Lucknow was seen to have the highest level of pollution in the country, with pollution 11 times greater than the WHO guideline.
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From 1998-2016, the Indo-Gangetic Plain region experienced particulate pollution that was about twice as high as the rest of the country
NCT of Delhi has the highest population density of 11,320 people per square km, while Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest of 17 per sq km
Life expectancy in general has risen marginally across all Indian states, signalling an overall improvement in the health of the populace
Average male lifespan across the country is catching up with that of the female, which is growing at a slower pace
Females continue to have higher life expectancy
The report said household air pollution contributes about a quarter of the outdoor air pollution in the country
In 2016, a team of scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx made the bold claim that Ms Calment was even more of an outlier than she seemed
Life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015
The study analysed long-term data on mortality and longevity trends