Assessment of Model Life Table Methods for Estimating Life Expectancy at Birth in India
Model life tables provide an effective approach for estimating age-specific mortality patterns when only summary mortality indicators are available. This study used data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4: 2015-16; NFHS-5: 2019-21) and the Sample Registration System (SRS: 2015 and 2020) to estimate life exp...