India’s life expectancy at birth has steadily improved, reaching 70.3 years in 2019–23. Women now outlive men by nearly four years at birth and maintain a longevity advantage even at age 70.

In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers analyzed survey data from individuals in India to understand mortality and life expectancy during the coronavirus disease 2019 ...

The international study, co-authored by the Department of Sociology and the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science's Dr Aashish Gupta and Professor Ridhi Kashyap, reveals that life expectancy in ...