Life expectancy at birth, male in India
India: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in India, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in India is 70.73 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in India peaked at 70.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.09 years, in 1965.
India ranks 114th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in India, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.3 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 46.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 47.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 47.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 46.09 years | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 46.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 46.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 48.48 years | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 48.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 49.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 49.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 49.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 50.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 50.74 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 51.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 51.71 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 52.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 52.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 53.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 53.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 54.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 54.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 55.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 55.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 55.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 56.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 56.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 57.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 57.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 57.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 58.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 59.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 59.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 59.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 60.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 60.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 60.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 61.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 61.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 62.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 63.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 64.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.53 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.87 years | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 70.24 years | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 70.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.73 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.05 years | 46.09 years | 48.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.02 years | 49.12 years | 53.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.71 years | 53.7 years | 57.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.67 years | 57.96 years | 61.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.44 years | 61.76 years | 65.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.56 years | 65.64 years | 69.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.18 years | 65.87 years | 70.73 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0738 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4844 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in India?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in India was 70.73 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 70.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.09 years in 1965.
- How does India rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- India ranks 114th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.