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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 4 Age-specific contributions to the decrease in Gini coefficient between 1981 and 2011, India and major states, women

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

76.77

51.93

10.86

16.27

−55.84

 Haryana

68.07

62.75

10.27

20.50

−61.59

 Rajasthan

29.58

48.09

10.68

9.79

1.86

Central

 Uttar Pradesh

48.83

45.11

8.63

11.01

−13.58

 Madhya Pradesh

45.28

51.23

12.35

13.03

−21.89

North East

 Assam

48.48

38.65

15.09

26.30

−28.51

East

 West Bengal

60.27

56.60

13.50

34.10

−64.46

 Odisha

71.01

36.48

12.64

18.13

−38.27

 Bihar

48.82

43.72

10.80

16.88

−20.23

West

 Gujarat

77.94

37.34

15.28

22.23

−52.78

 Maharashtra

59.28

49.69

11.01

21.55

−41.53

South

 Andhra Pradesh

63.04

75.40

22.58

29.35

−90.36

 Karnataka

38.08

53.68

16.66

19.84

−28.27

 Kerala

270.39

250.41

68.64

149.24

−638.69

 Tamil Nadu

53.80

45.75

10.10

10.62

−20.27

 India

55.35

49.04

11.94

17.15

−33.48