ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

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ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The average number of years that a newborn baby is expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates effective at the year of birth apply throughout their lifetime
A
Life expectancy at birth
B
Mortality rate
C
Distributional rate
D
Health rate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Life expectancy at birth is defined as how long, on average, a newborn can expect to live, if current death rates do not change.

Detailed explanation-2: -Life expectancy at birth means the average number of years a person is expected to live for. Life expectancy in India was just 41 years in the 1960s and it has gone upto 69 years as per the recent studies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time someone is expected to live, based on the year of their birth, current age and other demographic factors including their sex.

Detailed explanation-4: -The statistic “Life expectancy at birth” actually refers to the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future.

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