India vs Indonesia: Life expectancy at birth, female

India
73.86 years
in 2024
Indonesia
73.43 years
in 2024
India rank
147th
Indonesia rank
149th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

India currently reports 73.86 years against 73.43 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.43 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.

India ranks 147th and Indonesia ranks 149th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 45.83 years 50.96 years 5.14 years Indonesia
1970s 50.14 years 58.11 years 7.97 years Indonesia
1980s 56.33 years 62.92 years 6.59 years Indonesia
1990s 61.27 years 66.66 years 5.39 years Indonesia
2000s 66.09 years 68.89 years 2.8 years Indonesia
2010s 70.67 years 71.31 years 0.6483 years Indonesia
2020s 72.3 years 72.04 years 0.2562 years India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, India or Indonesia?
India, at 73.86 years against 73.43 years in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between India and Indonesia?
0.43 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
India ranks 147th and Indonesia ranks 149th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.