Table 6: Health Indicators for Major Indian States
	Life Expectancy at Birth (2001-05)			Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) (2006)
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
Andhra Pradesh	62.7	65.2	64.1	55	58	56
Assam	58.3	59	58.7	67	68	67
Bihar	62	60.1	61.4	58	63	60
Gujarat	62.8	65	63.9	52	54	53
Haryana	65.6	66	65.9	57	58	57
Karnataka	63.4	66.9	65.1	46	50	48
Kerala	71.3	76.3	73.9	14	16	15
Madhya Pradesh	57.8	57.5	57.7	72	77	74
Maharashtra	65.8	68.1	66.9	35	36	35
Orissa	59.2	59.2	59.2	73	74	73
Punjab	68.1	70.1	69.2	39	50	44
Rajasthan	61.2	62.2	61.7	65	69	67
Tamil Nadu	64.8	67.1	66	36	37	37
Uttar Pradesh	60.1	59.3	59.8	70	73	71
West Bengal	63.9	65.5	64.6	37	40	38
India	62.3	63.9	63.2	56	59	57
Source: Economic Survey of India, 2007-08 (Table 9.1).