Life expectancy at birth oecd in India
India: Life expectancy at birth oecd was 67.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
67.2
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
48th
of 49 countries
All-time high
70.9
in 2020
All-time low
45
in 1965
Years of data
63
1960–2022
Life expectancy at birth oecd in India, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 67.2 for life expectancy at birth oecd 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 at birth oecd in India peaked at 70.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45, 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 at birth oecd in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.2 | — |
| 1961 | 45.4 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 45.7 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 45.9 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 46.2 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 45 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 45.3 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 45.7 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 47.5 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 47.9 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.7 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 48.2 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 48.6 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 49 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 49.5 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 50.2 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 50.8 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 51.4 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 51.9 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 52.5 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 53.1 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 53.6 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 54.2 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 54.7 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 55.3 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 55.8 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 56.3 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 56.8 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 57.3 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 57.8 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 58.2 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.7 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 59.1 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 59.5 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59.8 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 60.2 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 60.6 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 61 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 61.4 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 61.8 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 62.2 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.7 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.1 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.6 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 64.1 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 64.5 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.4 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.8 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.1 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.5 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.9 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.4 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.9 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.5 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.1 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.6 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.1 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.5 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.7 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.9 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.2 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.2 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.98 | 45 | 47.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.98 | 47.7 | 52.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.49 | 53.1 | 57.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.03 | 58.2 | 61.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.25 | 62.2 | 66.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.72 | 66.5 | 70.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.43 | 67.2 | 70.9 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth oecd in India?
- Life expectancy at birth oecd in India was 67.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 1965.
- How does India rank for life expectancy at birth oecd?
- India ranks 48th out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is life expectancy at birth oecd 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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