Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in India
India: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.47 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.18 years
in 1991
All-time low
0.8543 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in India, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in India stood at 2.47 years.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in India peaked at 3.18 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8543 years, 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in India, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8543 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.886 years | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 0.9092 years | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9421 years | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.9452 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.9585 years | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.9777 years | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.9946 years | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 1.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 1.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.05 years | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.09 years | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 1.07 years | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.03 years | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9396 years | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.912 years | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9069 years | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9213 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9828 years | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.06 years | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.16 years | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 1.28 years | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 1.41 years | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 1.55 years | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 1.72 years | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 1.87 years | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 2.04 years | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 2.2 years | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 2.36 years | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.51 years | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 2.66 years | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 2.79 years | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 2.91 years | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 3.01 years | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 3.09 years | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.14 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.16 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.11 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.05 years | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.99 years | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.93 years | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.89 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.88 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.95 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.08 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.06 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.02 years | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.98 years | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.92 years | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.85 years | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.77 years | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.68 years | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6 years | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.52 years | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.47 years | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.43 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.95 years | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 2.33 years | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 2.44 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.47 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9484 years | 0.8543 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 years | 0.912 years | 1.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 years | 0.9069 years | 1.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 years | 2.04 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.02 years | 2.88 years | 3.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 years | 2.92 years | 3.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 years | 2.43 years | 3.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 years | 2.33 years | 2.95 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,149 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in India?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in India was 2.47 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 years in 1991.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8543 years in 1950.
- How does India rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- India ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.