Gauging Class and Caste differences in Mortality: The Indian Experience. (November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mishra, Udaya S; , Rinju; Panda, Basant Kumar
• Is Part Of: Omega. Volume 86:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2022-11
• Subjects: Class -- caste -- mortality -- India -- NFHS; Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Bereavement -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Death -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Suicide -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1177/0030222820959970
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0030-2228

Abstract

This study is an exposition of class-caste based differences in mortality experience based on an indicator called household prevalence of death. It involves 75, 432 death cases collected in National Family Health Survey-4, analysed using Relative Deprivation Index (RDI). We found, the prevalence of death found to be 11.8% in India, which varies across states and social and economic groups. The RDI values depict that the poorer households along with social group identities like schedule tribe and schedule caste households displayed a uniform disadvantage as regarding mortality across many states. The analysis offers evidence on differential experience of mortality across socio-economic identities. The evidence suggests poorer states having a marked disadvantage along with social and economic classes.