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(i) Health is an important component of population composition, which affects the process of development. (ii) Sustained efforts of the government programmes have register significant improvements in the health conditions of the Indian population (iii) As a result, the death rates have declined from 25 per 1,000 population in 1951 to 8.1 per 1,000 in 2001 and life expectancy at birth has also increased (36.7 years in 1951 to 64.6 years in 2001). (iv) This has been possible due to improvement in public health, precaution against infections and diseases, and application of modern medical practices in diagnosis and in the treatment of ailments.
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