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Data shows that Muslims and STs experienced the sharpest decline in life expectancy


Data shows that Muslims and STs experienced the sharpest decline in life expectancy

New data has shown how unequal the impact of the Covid pandemic has been on different communities in India. While average life expectancy at birth is estimated to have fallen by 2.6 years between 2019 and 2020, this decline is estimated to have been even more extreme among marginalized social groups, further exacerbating pre-existing inequalities, […]