TABLE 10.3
Selected Indicators of Human Development for Major States*
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State Life Literacy rate** I.M.R.+ Death rate Birth rate
expectancy 1991 (prov. estimates of the SRS - 1995)
at birth ---------------------- ----------------------------------
(years)@ Total Male Female (Per thousand)
(1989-93) ( Percent)
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1. Andhra Pradesh 60.6 44.09 55.13 32.72 66 8.3 24.0
2 Assam 54.9 52.89 61.87 43.03 77 9.6 29.3
3 Bihar 58.5 38.48 52.49 22.89 73 10.5 32.1
4 Gujarat 60.1 61.29 73.13 48.64 62 7.6 26.7
5 Haryana 62.9 55.85 69.10 40.47 68 8.0 30.0
6 Karnataka 61.9 56.04 67.26 44.34 62 7.6 24.2
7 Kerala 72.0 89.81 93.62 86.17 16 6.0 17.7
8 Madhya Pradesh 54.0 44.20 58.42 28.85 99 11.1 33.0
9 Maharashtra 64.2 64.87 76.56 52.32 55 7.4 24.5
10 Orissa 55.5 49.09 63.09 34.68 103 10.8 27.7
11 Punjab 66.4 58.51 65.66 50.41 54 7.3 24.7
12 Rajasthan 58.0 38.55 54.99 20.44 85 9.1 33.2
13 Tamil Nadu 62.4 62.66 73.75 51.33 56 7.9 20.2
14 Uttar Pradesh 55.9 41.60 55.73 25.31 86 10.4 34.7
15 West Bengal 61.5 57.70 67.81 46.56 59 7.7 23.6
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All India 59.4 52.21 64.13 39.29 74 9.0 28.3
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* Major States include States with population of 10 million and above as per 1991 Census.
@ Data relate to average over 1989-93 as estimated by the SRS and centered at 1991.
** Relate to population aged 7 years and above for 1991 and excludes Jammu & Kashmir for All India.
+ Infant Mortality Rate.
Source: (1) The data on Life Expectancy are taken from SRS Analytical Studies; Report No. 2 of 1996,
whereas IMR, Death and Birth Rates are drawn from Sample Registration Bulletin, Vol. 31,
No. 1, Jan, 1997, Registrar General, India.
(2) Literacy Rate is based on Final Population Total of 1991 Census,Series 1,Paper No.2 of 1992,
Registrar General, India.
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