Egypt vs India: Life expectancy at birth, total

Egypt
71.81 years
in 2024
India
72.23 years
in 2024
Egypt rank
140th
India rank
137th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Egypt
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 72.23 years against 71.81 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.42 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

Egypt ranks 140th and India ranks 137th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt India Difference Ahead
1960s 47 years 46.46 years 0.5413 years Egypt
1970s 51.6 years 50.59 years 1.01 years Egypt
1980s 58.95 years 56 years 2.96 years Egypt
1990s 64.88 years 60.44 years 4.44 years Egypt
2000s 68.22 years 64.72 years 3.5 years Egypt
2010s 70.08 years 69.06 years 1.02 years Egypt
2020s 70.64 years 70.67 years 0.0318 years India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Egypt or India?
India, at 72.23 years against 71.81 years in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Egypt and India?
0.42 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Egypt ranks 140th and India ranks 137th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.