Life expectancy in India
India: Life expectancy was 67.2 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
67.2 years
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
48th
of 49 countries
All-time high
70.9 years
in 2020
All-time low
45 years
in 1965
Years of data
63
1960–2022
Life expectancy in India, 1960–2022
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
India recorded 67.2 years for life expectancy in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in India peaked at 70.9 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45 years, in 1965.
That places India 48th out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Life expectancy in India, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.2 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 45.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 45.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 46.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 45 years | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 45.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 45.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 47.5 years | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 47.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.7 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 48.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 48.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 49 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 49.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 50.2 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 50.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 51.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 51.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 52.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 53.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 53.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 54.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 54.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 55.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 55.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 56.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 56.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 57.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 57.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 58.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 59.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 59.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 60.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 60.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 61 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 61.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 61.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 62.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 64.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 64.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.5 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.1 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.2 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.2 years | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.98 years | 45 years | 47.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.98 years | 47.7 years | 52.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.49 years | 53.1 years | 57.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.03 years | 58.2 years | 61.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.25 years | 62.2 years | 66.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.72 years | 66.5 years | 70.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.43 years | 67.2 years | 70.9 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in India?
- Life expectancy in India was 67.2 years in 2022, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 years in 1965.
- How does India rank for life expectancy?
- India ranks 48th out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.