Data released by the Census of India reveals that life expectancy in Gujarat is 68.7 years which is abouut 0.8 years higher than that of the country as a whole. Officials said that life expectancy in the state has increased by nearly 20 years over four decades. In Gujarat on an average, 12 lakh children are born every year.
The data reveals that life expectancy among men was 66.6 years while the same among women was 71. The life expectancy between 1970-1975 was 48.8 which was at par among male and female.
Life expectancy is the biggest parameter of health and well-being of the people of a state. It depends on several reasons among which include health, and better and improved lifestyle.
According to the data, in the 42 years between 1971-2013, the birth rate in the state has come down from 40 to 20.8- a reduction of nearly 50%. Simultaneously the fertility rate, which was 5.6, has also come down to 2.3.
