GENDER INEQUALITIES IN HEALTHCARE

Study estimates 11.9 lakh excess deaths in 2020 during pandemic, 8 times more than official

​Using data of over 7.65 lakh individuals, the study estimated changes in life expectancy at birth, by gender and social group between 2019 and 2020 in India, a country where one-third of global pandemic excess deaths are thought to have occurred, according to the authors.