A national-level analysis of life expectancy associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

From a demographic perspective, the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on life expectancy is not clear. Hence, there is a need to study the number of years of life lost concerning the existing average life expectancy due to COVID-19 in India.

Objective

This study aimed to estimate the impact of life expectancy due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Methodology

We considered day-wise age-specific mortality due to COVID-19 which was extracted from the COVID-19 data repository from March 11, 2020, to June 30, 2021, in India. All-cause mortality was collected from the United Nations population estimates. An abridged life table technique was utilized for calculating life expectancies based on all-cause mortality and mortality

SUBMITTER: Muniyandi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9623254 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature