Life expectancy in India and the factors that cause it

Introduction:
Life expectancy is a key summary measure of the health and wellbeing of a
population. A country’s life expectancy shows it’s social and Economic
infrastructure. It is also an indication of the entire public health and the
healthcare system. The world has seen a significant increase in life
expectancy (especially the 20th and 21st century) due to the consistent
efforts being made around the world.
Life expectancy in India has risen from 54years in 1981 to 69.66 years in
2019 which shows how India has made a lot of consistent effort in
developing the infrastructure of the country. The existing studies help us
understand how India has been competing The existing studies on life
expectancy in India mostly discuss the differences in life expectancy across
groups, for example, by sex or gender, rural-urban residence, and between
states. The studies indicate that the increase in life expectancy in India has
been due to steeper morality changes in the youth.

Life expectancy at birth has increased rapidly over the last century due to a
variety of factors including declining infant mortality rates, rising standards
of living, healthier lifestyles and improved education, and advances in
health care and medicine.

Economic development and improved environmental conditions in some

areas (such as in many urban areas), improved lifestyles, and advances in
health care and medical care, including lower infant mortality rates, have
all contributed to continued increases in life expectancy at birth over the
last century. contributed to its growth.
Gender, genetics, access to health care, hygiene, diet, exercise, lifestyle and
crime rates are all important factors in life expectancy. Evidence-based
studies show that two main factors influence lifespan.
Genetics and lifestyle choices.
Objectives of this study:

In this study we try to understand the factors that has lead to increase in the
life expectancy in India. How factors such as expenditure on health care in
general have an impact on life expectancy as a ratio of aggregate
expenditure in India. In this study we have also tried to find the relationship
between socio-economic inequalities and life expectancy in a qualitative
aspect and have also tried to predict the life expectancy of India in the
forthcoming years. We have done this study with the help of collecting pre-
existing articles and analysed them. We have done regression analysis and
correlation between life expectancy and expenditure.