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Recently, WHO Global Health Estimates released data on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, causes of death and disease burden for 2000–2023.
WHO Global Health Estimates
Key Findings
- Post-Pandemic Recovery – India experienced an increase of 2.9 years in expected lifespan during the two years following the pandemic-era lows.
- Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE) – In 2023, India's healthy life expectancy, defined as the number of years lived in full health, reached 60.6 years, an increase from 58.4 years in 2021.
- Global Mortality and Life Expectancy Trends
- Global life expectancy in 2023 was 73.3 years.
- In 2019, global life expectancy was 73.4 years.
- Global healthy life expectancy in 2023 was 62.8 years.
- This is 0.4 years lower than in 2019.
- Non-communicable diseases accounted for 74% of global deaths in 2023, up from 58% in 2000.
- Eight of the ten leading causes of death worldwide were non-communicable diseases.
- Disease Burden – Non-communicable diseases, such as ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), continue to be primary contributors to mortality in the region.
- Although non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are becoming more common, the leading causes of death in India in 2023 still included the following conditions:
- Diarrhoeal diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Lower respiratory infections
Reference
TOI | WHO Global Health Estimates 2023
