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Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality Rates for Selected Indian States |
| | State | Life expectancy at birth (2001-06) | Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) (2000) | | | | Male | Female | Male | Female | Total | | | | | | | | | | | INDIA | 63.87 | 66.91 | 67 | 69 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 62.79 | 65.00 | 66.00 | 64.00 | 65.00 | | 2 | Assam | 58.96 | 60.87 | 66.00 | 83.00 | 75.00 | | 3 | Bihar | 65.66 | 64.79 | 62.00 | 61.00 | 62.00 | | 4 | Gujarat | 63.12 | 64.10 | 59.00 | 67.00 | 62.00 | | 5 | Haryana | 64.64 | 69.30 | 63.00 | 71.00 | 67.00 | | 6 | Karnataka | 62.43 | 66.44 | 65.00 | 47.00 | 57.00 | | 7 | Kerala | 71.67 | 75.00 | 15.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | | 8 | Madhya Pradesh | 59.19 | 58.01 | 81.00 | 93.00 | 87.00 | | 9 | Maharashtra | 66.75 | 69.76 | 46.00 | 50.00 | 48.00 | | 10 | Orissa | 60.05 | 59.71 | 98.00 | 92.00 | 96.00 | | 11 | Punjab | 69.78 | 72.00 | 45.00 | 62.00 | 52.00 | | 12 | Rajasthan | 62.17 | 62.80 | 76.00 | 81.00 | 79.00 | | 13 | Tamil Nadu | 67.00 | 69.75 | 49.00 | 54.00 | 51.00 | | 14 | Uttar Pradesh | 63.54 | 64.09 | 81.00 | 87.00 | 83.00 | | 15 | West Bengal | 66.08 | 69.34 | 54.00 | 47.00 | 51.00 | Notes: 1.Infant mortality rate is calculated as annual deaths of infants (D) between birth and one year, divided by the annual number of births (B), all multiplied by 1000.
IMR = (D/B) * 1000 2. Life expectancy is defined as the average number of additional years a person could expect to live if current mortality trends were to continue for the rest of that person's life. | | Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, government of India |
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