India vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy at birth, total

India
72.23 years
in 2024
Tajikistan
71.93 years
in 2024
India rank
137th
Tajikistan rank
138th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • India
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

India currently reports 72.23 years against 71.93 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.3 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tajikistan ahead.

India ranks 137th and Tajikistan ranks 138th of 217 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1960s 46.46 years 54.43 years 7.97 years Tajikistan
1970s 50.59 years 57.68 years 7.09 years Tajikistan
1980s 56 years 60.67 years 4.67 years Tajikistan
1990s 60.44 years 60.56 years 0.1259 years Tajikistan
2000s 64.72 years 66.22 years 1.5 years Tajikistan
2010s 69.06 years 69.73 years 0.6788 years Tajikistan
2020s 70.67 years 70.7 years 0.0208 years Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, India or Tajikistan?
India, at 72.23 years against 71.93 years in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between India and Tajikistan?
0.3 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tajikistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
India ranks 137th and Tajikistan ranks 138th 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.