Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in India
India: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.47 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.47
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.18
in 1991
All-time low
0.8543
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in India stood at 2.47.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in India peaked at 3.18 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8543, in 1950.
India ranks 210th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8543 | — |
| 1951 | 0.886 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 0.9092 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9421 | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.9452 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.9585 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.9777 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.9946 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1.01 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.02 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.04 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 1.04 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.09 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.03 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9396 | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.912 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9069 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9213 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9828 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.06 | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.16 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 1.28 | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 1.41 | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 1.55 | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 1.72 | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 1.87 | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 2.04 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 2.2 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 2.36 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.51 | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 2.66 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 2.79 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 2.91 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 3.01 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 3.09 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.14 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.17 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.18 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.16 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.11 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.05 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.99 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.93 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.89 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.88 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.88 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.92 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.95 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.99 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.05 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.08 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.09 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.08 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.06 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.02 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.98 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.92 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.85 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.77 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.68 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.52 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.47 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.43 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.95 | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 2.33 | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 2.44 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.47 | +1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 2.47 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.74, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9484 | 0.8543 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 | 0.912 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 0.9069 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 | 2.04 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.02 | 2.88 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 | 2.92 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 | 2.43 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 | 2.33 | 2.95 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in India?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in India was 2.47 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 in 1991.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8543 in 1950.
- How does India rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- India ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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