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Estimation of Life Expectancy at Birth for the Smaller North Eastern States of India (2001-2005)


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1 Department of Statistics, Gauhati University, Assam, India
2 Department of Statistics, Kohima Science College, Jotsoma, Nagaland, India
3 Darrang College, Tezpur, Assam, India
     

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Objective: In this paper, it is an attempt to estimate the life expectancy at birth for the smaller north eastern states of India for 2001-05.

Materials and Methods: Regression technique is used to estimate the life expectancy at birth, which requires only two data elements: the crude death rate and the proportion of the population aged 65 years and above. The regression model underlying the life expectancy estimates is constructed by using state level data for 16 bigger states of India.

Result: The result indicates that the life expectancy at birth for males (females) varies from 57.03(58.09) for Meghalaya to the maximum of 68.92(71.12) for Manipur.

Conclusion: Majority of the smaller north eastern states of India have recorded a higher life expectancy at birth compared to the national average. Interestingly state situated far away from the mainstream of the country shows better life expectancies.


Keywords

Life Expectancy at Birth, Regression
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Authors

Labananda Choudhury
Department of Statistics, Gauhati University, Assam, India
Prasanta Barman
Department of Statistics, Kohima Science College, Jotsoma, Nagaland, India
Rajan Sarma
Darrang College, Tezpur, Assam, India

Abstract


Objective: In this paper, it is an attempt to estimate the life expectancy at birth for the smaller north eastern states of India for 2001-05.

Materials and Methods: Regression technique is used to estimate the life expectancy at birth, which requires only two data elements: the crude death rate and the proportion of the population aged 65 years and above. The regression model underlying the life expectancy estimates is constructed by using state level data for 16 bigger states of India.

Result: The result indicates that the life expectancy at birth for males (females) varies from 57.03(58.09) for Meghalaya to the maximum of 68.92(71.12) for Manipur.

Conclusion: Majority of the smaller north eastern states of India have recorded a higher life expectancy at birth compared to the national average. Interestingly state situated far away from the mainstream of the country shows better life expectancies.


Keywords


Life Expectancy at Birth, Regression

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