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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 3 Age-specific contributions to the decrease in Gini coefficient between 1981 and 2011, India and major states, men

From: Trends in inequality in length of life in India: a decomposition analysis by age and causes of death

 

% change in G 0

0–1

1–4

5–14

15–59

60+

North

 Punjab

145.38

54.31

15.88

−7.34

−108.23

 Haryana

67.66

42.80

12.42

−0.87

−22.02

 Rajasthan

105.45

136.89

44.11

38.92

−225.38

Central

 Uttar Pradesh

72.44

45.78

11.13

5.51

−34.86

 Madhya Pradesh

59.10

43.38

9.51

0.38

−12.37

North East

 Assam

56.13

33.30

11.32

7.71

−8.45

East

 West Bengal

90.53

56.95

8.09

15.90

−71.47

 Odisha

78.95

28.78

7.02

8.17

−22.92

 Bihar

75.01

31.26

17.00

20.18

−43.45

West

 Gujarat

71.95

41.61

11.80

7.96

−33.33

 Maharashtra

90.00

53.10

16.81

4.96

−64.87

South

 Andhra Pradesh

77.23

56.62

16.99

5.14

−55.97

 Karnataka

67.71

54.31

13.12

−1.01

−34.14

 Kerala

78.75

46.36

15.29

19.26

−59.65

 Tamil Nadu

72.34

46.09

15.45

21.78

−55.65

 India

53.24

52.26

6.69

3.83

−16.03