Re: [Goanet] Life expectancy (Was: Virgin coconut oil...)

2009-12-06 Thread Frederick Noronha
Most interesting. Does this have more to do with the progress of
Science in different parts of the city, the availability of
health-care (or the exclusion from it of certain segments of the
population) or economic disparity? Or a combination of one or more of
the above causes? Just curious... FN

2009/12/6 Bosco D bos...@canada.com:
 -Original Message-
 From: Santosh Helekar

 Hundred years ago the life expectancy of a human being in India was 25 years.
 In 1947 .Indians .could only expect to live for 36 years.
 In 1961 .Indian citizen in Goa . could survive beyond 42 years of age
 Today, any toddler in India can hope to live on an average for 70 years


 RESPONSE: If you live(d) in Mumbai (formerly Bombay / Bombaim), where do/did 
 you
 live?

 QTE
 If you reside in Nana Chowk or Marine Lines, you can expect to live for about 
 20
 years more than your friend in Chembur (E), 13 years more than the average 
 Byculla
 or Matunga resident, 10 years more than someone living in Santa Cruz and 
 about seven
 more years than the average person staying in Dadar

 TOI had earlier reported a study which had found that the average Mumbaikar 
 was
 likely to die at least seven years before other Indians and about 12 years 
 before
 people living in the rest of Maharashtra.

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[Goanet] Life expectancy (Was: Virgin coconut oil...)

2009-12-05 Thread Bosco D
-Original Message-
From: Santosh Helekar

 Hundred years ago the life expectancy of a human being in India was 25 years.
 In 1947 .Indians .could only expect to live for 36 years.
 In 1961 .Indian citizen in Goa . could survive beyond 42 years of age
 Today, any toddler in India can hope to live on an average for 70 years


RESPONSE: If you live(d) in Mumbai (formerly Bombay / Bombaim), where do/did 
you 
live?

QTE
If you reside in Nana Chowk or Marine Lines, you can expect to live for about 
20 
years more than your friend in Chembur (E), 13 years more than the average 
Byculla 
or Matunga resident, 10 years more than someone living in Santa Cruz and about 
seven 
more years than the average person staying in Dadar.

TOI had earlier reported a study which had found that the average Mumbaikar was 
likely to die at least seven years before other Indians and about 12 years 
before 
people living in the rest of Maharashtra.

Bandra, the queen of the suburbs, had an average life expectancy of 57.96 but 
the 
far western suburb of Borivli was better with 58.58 years. And Santa Cruz, only 
a 
few kilometres away from Bandra, fared much worse with 50.19 years. In the 
congested 
areas of Dadar and Parel, the average age life expectancy was found to be 53.95 
and 
46.41 years respectively.

END-QTE

Perhaps the data on Goa would be insightful considering the demographics are 
'evolving'.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Expect-to-live-long-if-born-in-Nana-Chowk/articleshow/5298272.cms