Introduction: Health inequality refers to the difference
in health status of two demographic groups
that include both morbidity and mortality.
Objective: This study will measure the disparities
in length of life across age, sex, over periods from
1970/71-2005 for India and some of its states, viz.
Assam, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab and
Uttar Pradesh using Gini Coefficient. The correlation
coefficient between inequality in the length of
life and average length of life for all states and age
groups is also computed.
Data and Methodology: The data is secondary
provided by Sample Registration System (SRS),
computed by office of the Registrar General of India
and put with fitted arguments.
Results and Conclusion: The variation in the value
of this measurement in the work established the
amount of health disparities prevailing in this part
of the world.