ex - expectation of life at age x in India
India: ex - expectation of life at age x was 67.31 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
67.31
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
132nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
70.73
in 2019
All-time low
63.2
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
ex - expectation of life at age x in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, ex - expectation of life at age x in India stood at 67.31.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in India peaked at 70.73 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.2, in 2000.
India ranks 132nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ex - expectation of life at age x in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.2 | — |
| 2001 | 63.66 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 64.17 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.58 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.06 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 65.53 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.88 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 66.09 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.43 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 67.05 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.48 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.84 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.23 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.52 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.92 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 69.38 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.78 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.06 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.35 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.73 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.19 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 67.31 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.17 | 63.2 | 67.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.13 | 67.48 | 70.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.75 | 67.31 | 70.19 | 2 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.116 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ex - expectation of life at age x in India?
- Ex - expectation of life at age x in India was 67.31 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 70.73 in 2019.
- What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2 in 2000.
- How does India rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
- India ranks 132nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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