India’s life expectancy at birth inched up to 69.7 in the 2015-19 period, well below the estimated global average life expectancy of 72.6 years. It has taken almost ten years to add two years to life expectancy. A look at life expectancy at age one and at age five in this period suggests high infant and under-five mortality could be the reason India finds it difficult to raise life expectancy at birth faster.source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-life-expectancy-inches-up-2-years-to-69-7/articleshow/92166901.cms
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