Life expectancy men women in India
India: Life expectancy men women was 73.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.6
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
164th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.6
in 2023
All-time low
40.4
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy men women in India is 73.6, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in India peaked at 73.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.4, in 1950.
India ranks 164th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.55 | 40.4 | 44.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.83 | 44.88 | 47.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.14 | 48.01 | 52.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.33 | 53.48 | 58.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.27 | 59.36 | 63.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.09 | 63.79 | 68.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.67 | 68.81 | 72.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.91 | 68.83 | 73.6 | 4 |
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More health data for India
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 76 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 13.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 12.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in India?
- Life expectancy men women in India was 73.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4 in 1950.
- How does India rank for life expectancy men women?
- India ranks 164th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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