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Figure 3: Correlation of inequality and growth (as reflected in income per capita)
with life expectancy: India versus Advanced Economies

States in India

Life Expectancy Life Expectancy
76 76

74 74

72 72

70 70

68 68
66 66

64 64
0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 25 55 85 115 145 175
Low Gini High NSDP Per Capita (₹, '000)

Advanced Economies

Life Expectancy Life Expectancy
82 82
JPN JPN
81 81
80 SWE 80 SWE
ESP CAN ISR CAN
79 NOR BEL CHE FRA ITA AUS 79 ISR ESP FRA AUS CHE NOR
BEL
AUT DEU NZL DEU ITA AUT NLD
78 FIN NLD GRC GBR 78 GRC NZL SGP FIN
GBR
77 IRL USA 77 USA IRL
DNK DNK
76 PRT 76 PRT

75 75
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 40 60 80 100
Low Income Inequality High National Income Per Capita ($, '000)

Source: States in India: Life Expectancy (2013-17) from Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home
Affairs. Note: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a new born infant would live if prevailing
patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Advanced Economies: UN
Human Development Report (2004).