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Life expectancy at age 15 in India

India: Life expectancy at age 15 was 85.71 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
85.71 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
133rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.71 years
in 2100
All-time low
60.06 years
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in India, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

India recorded 85.71 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in India peaked at 85.71 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 60.06 years, in 1950.

India ranks 133rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in India, year by year

Year years Change
1950 60.06 years —
1951 60.13 years +0.1%
1952 60.28 years +0.2%
1953 60.28 years -0.0%
1954 60.76 years +0.8%
1955 60.96 years +0.3%
1956 61.09 years +0.2%
1957 61.17 years +0.1%
1958 61.32 years +0.3%
1959 61.59 years +0.4%
1960 61.75 years +0.3%
1961 61.83 years +0.1%
1962 61.98 years +0.2%
1963 62.16 years +0.3%
1964 62.31 years +0.2%
1965 61.84 years -0.8%
1966 62.03 years +0.3%
1967 62.2 years +0.3%
1968 63 years +1.3%
1969 63.2 years +0.3%
1970 63.4 years +0.3%
1971 63.59 years +0.3%
1972 63.81 years +0.3%
1973 64.06 years +0.4%
1974 64.4 years +0.5%
1975 64.68 years +0.4%
1976 64.97 years +0.5%
1977 65.24 years +0.4%
1978 65.54 years +0.5%
1979 65.83 years +0.4%
1980 66.1 years +0.4%
1981 66.37 years +0.4%
1982 66.63 years +0.4%
1983 66.88 years +0.4%
1984 67.12 years +0.4%
1985 67.35 years +0.3%
1986 67.57 years +0.3%
1987 67.77 years +0.3%
1988 67.96 years +0.3%
1989 68.15 years +0.3%
1990 68.32 years +0.2%
1991 68.48 years +0.2%
1992 68.64 years +0.2%
1993 68.77 years +0.2%
1994 68.93 years +0.2%
1995 69.08 years +0.2%
1996 69.22 years +0.2%
1997 69.38 years +0.2%
1998 69.55 years +0.2%
1999 69.73 years +0.3%
2000 69.93 years +0.3%
2001 70.09 years +0.2%
2002 70.31 years +0.3%
2003 70.49 years +0.3%
2004 70.65 years +0.2%
2005 70.84 years +0.3%
2006 71.02 years +0.3%
2007 71.21 years +0.3%
2008 71.4 years +0.3%
2009 71.61 years +0.3%
2010 71.83 years +0.3%
2011 72.06 years +0.3%
2012 72.28 years +0.3%
2013 72.49 years +0.3%
2014 72.69 years +0.3%
2015 72.88 years +0.3%
2016 73.07 years +0.3%
2017 73.24 years +0.2%
2018 73.41 years +0.2%
2019 73.58 years +0.2%
2020 72.81 years -1.1%
2021 69.68 years -4.3%
2022 74.11 years +6.4%
2023 74.29 years +0.2%
2024 74.61 years +0.4%
2025 74.77 years +0.2%
2026 74.93 years +0.2%
2027 75.09 years +0.2%
2028 75.23 years +0.2%
2029 75.4 years +0.2%
2030 75.55 years +0.2%
2031 75.7 years +0.2%
2032 75.86 years +0.2%
2033 76.02 years +0.2%
2034 76.17 years +0.2%
2035 76.33 years +0.2%
2036 76.48 years +0.2%
2037 76.62 years +0.2%
2038 76.77 years +0.2%
2039 76.93 years +0.2%
2040 77.09 years +0.2%
2041 77.23 years +0.2%
2042 77.38 years +0.2%
2043 77.53 years +0.2%
2044 77.68 years +0.2%
2045 77.83 years +0.2%
2046 77.99 years +0.2%
2047 78.14 years +0.2%
2048 78.29 years +0.2%
2049 78.44 years +0.2%
2050 78.59 years +0.2%
2051 78.75 years +0.2%
2052 78.9 years +0.2%
2053 79.05 years +0.2%
2054 79.2 years +0.2%
2055 79.35 years +0.2%
2056 79.51 years +0.2%
2057 79.67 years +0.2%
2058 79.83 years +0.2%
2059 79.98 years +0.2%
2060 80.13 years +0.2%
2061 80.28 years +0.2%
2062 80.44 years +0.2%
2063 80.59 years +0.2%
2064 80.75 years +0.2%
2065 80.89 years +0.2%
2066 81.05 years +0.2%
2067 81.2 years +0.2%
2068 81.35 years +0.2%
2069 81.5 years +0.2%
2070 81.64 years +0.2%
2071 81.79 years +0.2%
2072 81.93 years +0.2%
2073 82.09 years +0.2%
2074 82.24 years +0.2%
2075 82.38 years +0.2%
2076 82.52 years +0.2%
2077 82.67 years +0.2%
2078 82.81 years +0.2%
2079 82.96 years +0.2%
2080 83.1 years +0.2%
2081 83.24 years +0.2%
2082 83.39 years +0.2%
2083 83.53 years +0.2%
2084 83.66 years +0.2%
2085 83.79 years +0.2%
2086 83.93 years +0.2%
2087 84.06 years +0.2%
2088 84.19 years +0.2%
2089 84.31 years +0.1%
2090 84.44 years +0.2%
2091 84.57 years +0.2%
2092 84.7 years +0.2%
2093 84.83 years +0.2%
2094 84.97 years +0.2%
2095 85.09 years +0.1%
2096 85.22 years +0.2%
2097 85.34 years +0.1%
2098 85.47 years +0.1%
2099 85.59 years +0.1%
2100 85.71 years +0.1%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 85.71 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 85.71 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 87.89 years, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 60.76 years 60.06 years 61.59 years 10
1960s 62.23 years 61.75 years 63.2 years 10
1970s 64.55 years 63.4 years 65.83 years 10
1980s 67.19 years 66.1 years 68.15 years 10
1990s 69.01 years 68.32 years 69.73 years 10
2000s 70.76 years 69.93 years 71.61 years 10
2010s 72.75 years 71.83 years 73.58 years 10
2020s 74.09 years 69.68 years 75.4 years 10
2030s 76.24 years 75.55 years 76.93 years 10
2040s 77.76 years 77.09 years 78.44 years 10
2050s 79.28 years 78.59 years 79.98 years 10
2060s 80.82 years 80.13 years 81.5 years 10
2070s 82.3 years 81.64 years 82.96 years 10
2080s 83.72 years 83.1 years 84.31 years 10
2090s 85.02 years 84.44 years 85.59 years 10
2100s 85.71 years 85.71 years 85.71 years 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 130 Azerbaijan 85.92 years compare
  2. 131 Mongolia 85.8 years compare
  3. 132 Belize 85.71 years compare
  4. 134 Ukraine 85.71 years compare
  5. 135 Bahamas 85.64 years compare
  6. 136 El Salvador 85.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in India?
Life expectancy at age 15 in India was 85.71 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 85.71 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 60.06 years in 1950.
How does India rank for life expectancy at age 15?
India ranks 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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