Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in India
India: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -3.1 Years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in India, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in India is -3.1 Years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in India peaked at 1.4 Years in 1960 and was at its lowest, -3.4 Years, in 2020.
That places India 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in India, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4 Years | — |
| 1961 | 1.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.3 Years | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 1.3 Years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.3 Years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.1 Years | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 Years | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9 Years | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8 Years | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7 Years | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6 Years | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4 Years | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2 Years | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 0 Years | -100.0% |
| 1982 | -0.2 Years | — |
| 1983 | -0.4 Years | +100.0% |
| 1984 | -0.6 Years | +50.0% |
| 1985 | -0.8 Years | +33.3% |
| 1986 | -0.9 Years | +12.5% |
| 1987 | -1.1 Years | +22.2% |
| 1988 | -1.2 Years | +9.1% |
| 1989 | -1.3 Years | +8.3% |
| 1990 | -1.4 Years | +7.7% |
| 1991 | -1.5 Years | +7.1% |
| 1992 | -1.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.6 Years | +6.7% |
| 1996 | -1.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.7 Years | +6.2% |
| 1998 | -1.8 Years | +5.9% |
| 1999 | -1.9 Years | +5.6% |
| 2000 | -2 Years | +5.3% |
| 2001 | -2.2 Years | +10.0% |
| 2002 | -2.3 Years | +4.5% |
| 2003 | -2.5 Years | +8.7% |
| 2004 | -2.6 Years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | -2.8 Years | +7.7% |
| 2006 | -2.9 Years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | -3 Years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | -3.1 Years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | -3.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -3.2 Years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | -3.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -3.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -3.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -3.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -3.1 Years | -3.1% |
| 2016 | -3.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -3 Years | -3.2% |
| 2018 | -3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -3.4 Years | +13.3% |
| 2021 | -3 Years | -11.8% |
| 2022 | -3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -3.1 Years | +3.3% |
| 2024 | -3.1 Years | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -100.0% | 0.2 Years | 0 Years |
| 1983 | -100.0% | -0.2 Years | -0.4 Years |
| 1980 | -50.0% | 0.4 Years | 0.2 Years |
| 1984 | -50.0% | -0.4 Years | -0.6 Years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 Years | 1.1 Years | 1.4 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.87 Years | 0.4 Years | 1.1 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.63 Years | -1.3 Years | 0.2 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.6 Years | -1.9 Years | -1.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.65 Years | -3.1 Years | -2 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.12 Years | -3.2 Years | -3 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.12 Years | -3.4 Years | -3 Years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in India?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in India was -3.1 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 Years in 1960.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4 Years in 2020.
- How does India rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- India ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.