Adult Mortality in India: Trends, Socio-economic Disparities and Consequences

Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Authors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
References
2 Adult Mortality Studies Around the World and in India: Data Challenges, Research Questions, and Novelty of the Present Study
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 A Summary of Adult Mortality Literature
2.2.1 Adult Mortality in Europe
2.2.2 Adult Mortality in Asia
2.2.3 Adult Mortality in Africa
2.2.4 Sex Differential in Adult Mortality
2.2.5 Socioeconomic Determinants of Adult Mortality
2.2.6 Aftermaths of Adult Mortality at Prime Age
2.2.7 Adult Mortality in India
2.3 Data Challenges of Studying Adult Mortality in India
2.4 Novelty of the Present Study
References
3 Regional Patterns of Adult Mortality by Sex and Place of Residence in India
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data
3.3 Estimation of Adult Mortality
3.3.1 Construction of Life Table
3.4 Results
3.4.1 Distribution of Deaths
3.4.2 Levels, Trends, and Changes in the Age-Specific Death Rates in India and States
3.4.3 Levels, Trends, and Changes in the Life Expectancy at Age 15
3.4.4 Level and Trend of the Probability of Death in 15–59 Age Adult Mortality (45q15)
3.4.5 Adult Mortality for the Broader Ages Group in Adult Age
3.4.5.1 Mortality Among Youth (15–24)
3.4.5.2 Mortality Among Young Adults (25–44)
3.4.5.3 Mortality Among Older Adults (45–59)
3.4.6 State-Specific Level and Trend of Life Expectancy at Age 15
3.5 Summary
References
4 Changing Adult Mortality in India: Converging or Diverging
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methods
4.2.1 Absolute and Relative Inequality
4.2.1.1 Dispersion Measure of Mortality (DMM)
4.2.1.2 Gini Coefficient (GI)
4.2.2 Convergence Measures
4.2.2.1 Absolute β-convergence Measure
4.2.2.2 Conditional β-convergence
4.2.2.3 σ-Convergence Measure
4.3 Results
4.3.1 Absolute and Relative Inequality
4.3.2 Testing the Convergence
4.3.2.1 Absolute β-convergence
4.3.2.2 Conditional β-convergence
4.3.2.3 σ-Convergence
4.4 Summary and Discussion
References
5 Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adult Mortality in India, 1998–1999, 2015–2016, and 2019–2021
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Data and Methods
5.2.1 Data
5.2.2 Methods
5.2.2.1 Age-Specific Death Rates (ASDR)
5.2.2.2 Age-Specific Death Rates by Sex: A Comparison Between the NFHS and SRS
5.3 Results
5.3.1 Analysis of Life Expectancy by Sex and Socioeconomic Characteristics
5.3.2 Probability of Death in the 15 to 59 years (45q15) by Socioeconomic Characteristics
5.3.3 Changes in the Life Expectancy and Probability of Adult Deaths by Socioeconomic Characteristics During 1998–99 to 2015–16
5.3.4 Life Expectancy at Birth, Age 15, and Probability of Adult Deaths in the Most Deprived Groups
5.3.5 Changes in the Age Pattern of Death Rate (5qx) for Both Sexes During 1998–99 and 2015–16
5.3.6 Age Pattern of Death Rate for Male–Female by Socioeconomic Status in 2015–16
5.4 Summary and Discussion
References
6 Causes of Death in India: A Detailed Analysis of External Causes of Deaths
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Causes of Death in India
6.1.2 External Causes of Death in India
6.2 Data and Methods
6.2.1 Data
6.2.2 Measures
6.3 Results
6.4 Discussion
References
7 The Impact of Adult Death on Household Consumption, Expenditure, and Income in India: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Survey
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Data
7.3 Methods
7.3.1 Propensity Score Matching (PSM) Analysis
7.3.2 Variables Used for the Propensity Score Matching
7.3.3 Matching Correction Methods
7.4 Results
7.4.1 Descriptive Findings
7.4.2 Effect of Economic Conditions on Household Adult Death
7.4.3 Consequences of Adult Death for Household Income and Expenditure
7.5 Discussion
References
8 Summary and Conclusion
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Summary and Conclusion
References
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