Researchers from the International Institute for Population Studies have revealed an association between the COVID-19 pandemic era and the reduction in life expectancy of the Indian population. This study has been published in the journal 'BMC Public Health'. Read this article for more details. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the healthcare sector at multiple levels.
One of the daunting effects of the pandemic that has been reported is a drop in the life expectancy of the Indian population by two years. COVID-19 has increased the rate of premature mortality and has reduced the life expectancy of individuals belonging to different age groups. A statistical analysis done by researchers from the International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS) has demonstrated the drop in life expectancy at birth in both men and women. According to this study, the age group 35-79 has contributed…
