The average age of Odisha people is nine years less than that of Kerala people. This was informed by Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak in a written reply to a question by member Dilip Ray in the Assembly on Saturday.Nayak said the average age of males in Kerala is 73.2 years against 64.3 years of Odisha males, while the average age of Kerala women is 77.6 years against Odisha’s 67.3.
The Minister also informed that the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Odisha remains at 222 among one lakh pregnant women against 61 of Kerala, while the rate of IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) stands at 51 per 1,000 child birth against Kerala’s 12.