Population
Mother's age at childbirth
The majority of births every year in India are to women in their twenties. But as family sizes decline, the age at which women have their children is changing in unusual ways
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Measurement
Measuring Mortality
Why is it so difficult to accurately estimate how many people die every year, and of what?
Health
India's disease transition
India is in the midst of a key public health transition, with communicable diseases now accounting for a falling share of deaths
Health
Anaemia in India
India has higher than expected levels of anaemia. Could measurement be part of the explanation?
Living Conditions
Access to drinking water
Most Indians now have access to clean drinking water, but progress on tap water has been slower.
Population
Mortality in India
Over the last 50 years, India has radically lowered the risk of dying young
Population
Population growth in India
After decades of growing faster than the world, India's population growth has slowed down dramatically
