Female to male life expectancy ratio in India
India: Female to male life expectancy ratio was 1.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
213th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.05
in 2020
All-time low
0.9636
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female to male life expectancy ratio in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 1.04 for female to male life expectancy ratio in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female to male life expectancy ratio in India peaked at 1.05 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9636, in 1950.
India ranks 213th 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.
Female to male life expectancy ratio in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9636 | — |
| 1951 | 0.9652 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.9665 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.9677 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.9686 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.9692 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.9691 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.969 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.9695 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.9704 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9714 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9725 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9735 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9759 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9767 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9773 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9764 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9768 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9774 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9778 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9787 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9795 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9804 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9818 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9837 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9859 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9891 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9924 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.996 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9997 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.04 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.07, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 1.04 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.04, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9677 | 0.9636 | 0.9692 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.974 | 0.9695 | 0.9773 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9827 | 0.9774 | 0.9924 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.996 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female to male life expectancy ratio in India?
- Female to male life expectancy ratio in India was 1.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2020.
- What is the lowest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9636 in 1950.
- How does India rank for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- India ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female to male life expectancy ratio rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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