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. 2015 Nov 2;94(1):10–21. doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.153585

Table 2. Mortality and life expectancy in the districts of Punjab, India, 2012.

District Population (millions) No. of deaths registered by CRVSS Estimates for males/females
CRVSS completeness, %
Adulta deaths per 1000 population Life expectancy at birth, yearsb
Amritsar 2.5 21 473 172/124 64/69 94
Bathinda 1.4 8768 149/90 71/81 65
Barnala 0.6 3862 161/96 70/76 66
Faridkot 0.6 5251 222/140 67/73 66
Fatehgarh Sahib 0.6 3378 140/71 72/77 81
Ferozepur 2.0 8346 108/72 74/80 49
Gurdaspur 2.3 14 529 121/77 70/76 81
Hoshiarpur 1.6 11 836 174/109 68/75 66
Jalandhar 2.2 19 356 199/172 63/69 71
Kapurthala 0.8 4897 129/89 74/84 57
Ludhiana 3.5 26 538 307/221 69/77 45
Mansa 0.8 4960 193/68 69/76 73
Moga 1.0 7028 111/90 70/74 88
Muktsar 0.9 5435 128/125 69/66 70
Patiala 1.9 13 380 74/54 68/72 96
Roopnagar 0.7 4597 150/63 69/75 69
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 1.0 5870 154/95 70/76 58
Sangrur 1.7 11 069 147/93 70/76 73
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 0.6 5281 219/133 64/75 61
Tarn Taran 1.1 8028 210/128 66/73 82

CRVSS: civil registration and vital statistics system.

a Probability of dying between ages 15–60 years per 1000 population.

b Based on the CRVSS data.

c Estimated from the CRVSS data, using the Brass growth balance indirect demographic technique.26