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HEALTH INDICATORS
| Country | Life expectancy at birth ( Years ) | Infant Mortality Rate | Maternal mortality | Child Mortality Rate | |||||
| 1970-75 | 1996 | Per 1000 Live births | Ratio per 1,00,000 Live births | Per 1000 1988-97 | |||||
| Female | Males | Female | Males | 1980 | 1996 | 1990-96 | Female | Males | |
| Bangladesh | 44 | 46 | 59 | 57 | 132 | 77 | 850(b) | 62 | 47 |
| Bhutan | 42 | 40 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1310* | NA | NA |
| India | 49 | 51 | 63.0 | 62 | 116 | 65 | 437(c) | 42 | 29 |
| Maldives | 50 | 53 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 300** | NA | NA |
| Nepal | 43 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 132 | 85 | 1500(b) | NA | NA |
| Pakistan | 48 | 50 | 65 | 62 | 124 | 88 | 340(b) | 37 | 22 |
| Sri Lanka | 66 | 64 | 75 | 71 | 34 | 15 | 30(a) | 9 | 10 |
Sources : SAARC Survey of Development and Cooperation 1998/99, RISNODC, New Delhi, 1999. UN, World's Women Trade and Statistics 1970-95. World Bank's, World Development Indicators , 1998.