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Women live over four years longer than men in India
by R. PRASAD
The disease burden study will help in better health planning: Soumya Swaminathan, Director, National Research Institute for Tuberculosis. Photo: K. Pichumani
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“Biologically, women are considered stronger and their survival tendencies are better than men. But sociologically, women tend to get treated far less than men in India”.
People in India live longer now compared to 1990 as life expectancy has increased by 6.9 years for men between 1990 and 2013 and 10.3 years for women during the same period, notes a study published today in the journal The Lancet.
Increase in life expectancy is more in the case of women than men. In 1990, the life expectance was 57.25 years for men, and 59.19 years for women. This has now increased to 64.16 years for men and 68.48 years for women in 2013. “Biologically, women are considered stronger and their survival tendencies are better than men. But sociologically, women tend to get treated far less than men in India,” said Dr. Nobhojit Roy, surgeon and public health specialist from BARC Hospital, Mumbai
However, healthy life expectancy has increased more slowly with diseases such as ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower respiratory infections, tuberculosis and neonatal disorders causing the most health loss in India.
Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/he...an-men-in-india-says-study/article7582754.ece
by R. PRASAD
The disease burden study will help in better health planning: Soumya Swaminathan, Director, National Research Institute for Tuberculosis. Photo: K. Pichumani
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“Biologically, women are considered stronger and their survival tendencies are better than men. But sociologically, women tend to get treated far less than men in India”.
People in India live longer now compared to 1990 as life expectancy has increased by 6.9 years for men between 1990 and 2013 and 10.3 years for women during the same period, notes a study published today in the journal The Lancet.
Increase in life expectancy is more in the case of women than men. In 1990, the life expectance was 57.25 years for men, and 59.19 years for women. This has now increased to 64.16 years for men and 68.48 years for women in 2013. “Biologically, women are considered stronger and their survival tendencies are better than men. But sociologically, women tend to get treated far less than men in India,” said Dr. Nobhojit Roy, surgeon and public health specialist from BARC Hospital, Mumbai
However, healthy life expectancy has increased more slowly with diseases such as ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower respiratory infections, tuberculosis and neonatal disorders causing the most health loss in India.
Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/he...an-men-in-india-says-study/article7582754.ece
