Pattern of Working Population Health In India


 
 
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Pattern of Working Population Health In India

Pattern of Working Population - The proportion of people working in different activities vary in Developed and developing countries.

  • The developing countries have more of their population working in primary occupations, whereas the developed nations have more of their population working in secondary and tertiary occupations.
  • In India, half of the population is engaged in agriculture alone however, due to industrialisation and urbanisation in recent times, there has occurred a significant shift towards secondary and tertiary occupations.  Which earlier stood about 13% and 20%, respectively
  • Health: Health is an important component of population composition. It affects its development significantly. Due to the sustained efforts of government, healthcare programmes, life expectancy at birth has improved from 36.7 years in 1951 to 64.7 years in 2011. The death rate has declined from 25 per 1000 persons in 1951 to 7.2 in 2011. However, healthcare and nutrition are still major issues. Malnutrition in children afflicts a large percentage of the population. Availability of safe drinking water and proper sanitation are major problems in rural areas and need urgent action. Only one-third of the rural population has these basic amenities. The level of nutrition and per capita calorie consumption is much below the recommended level. This can be reduced by appropriate policy on population.

     
     


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