New Delhi: The latest research done by the scientists on coronavirus effects on human life shows very horrible data. In the latest research, scientists found that the covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of people worldwide, has also caused a drop in the life expectancy in India by almost two years.
A statistical analysis by scientists of the city-based International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS) has revealed.
According to the media report, the life expectancy at birth in 2019 was 69.5 years for men and 72 years for women, which came down to 67.5 years and 69.8 years, respectively, in 2020.
The analytical report, which points out the drop in life expectancy at birth in both men and women due to the pandemic, has been published in the journal ‘BMC Public Health’ recently.
IIPS director Dr. KS James said, “Every time we are affected with some epidemic, the life expectancy at birth figures dwindle. For instance, after the HIV-AIDS epidemic in African nations, the expectancy had dropped. Once it was brought under control, the life expectancy recouped as well.”
(_Vinayak)
