Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in India
India: Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth was 1.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
206th
of 229 countries
All-time high
1.05
in 2020
All-time low
0.9636
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 1.04 for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in India peaked at 1.05 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9636, in 1950.
India ranks 206th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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% |
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 gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in India?
- Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in India was 1.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9636 in 1950.
- How does India rank for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth?
- India ranks 206th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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