The life expectancy in Gujarati's are higher than that of the country as a whole. According to a recent study, Gujarati's see to live longer, the study also shows that the life expectancy among women is higher than that of men.

A data that was released by the Census of India revealed that life expectancy among men was 66.6 years while the same among women was 71. Officials said that life expectancy in the state has increased by nearly 20 years over four decades.

Health commissioner JP Gupta said that life expectancy is the biggest parameter of health and wellbeing in the state.

"Life expectancy depends on several reasons among which include health, and better and improved lifestyle. In Gujarat on an average, 12 lakh children are born every year and around 4 lakh people, including infants, die," Gupta said.

He also said that the state government is concerned about the infant rate which, according to the state health department, was around 30, a decline from 36 in 2013. He said that the government is dedicated to reducing this further and efforts are going on to bring it down.

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