Life expectancy of women vs. men in India
India: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 73.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.6 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
164th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.6 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.4 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in India, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in India stood at 73.6 years. 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 of women vs. men in India peaked at 73.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.4 years, 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.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in India, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.4 years | — |
| 1951 | 40.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 41.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 41.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 42.54 years | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 43.03 years | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 43.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 43.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 44.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 44.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 44.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 45.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 45.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 45.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 46.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 44.98 years | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 45.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 45.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 47.33 years | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 47.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 48.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 48.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 48.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 49.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 49.75 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 50.28 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 50.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 51.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 52.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 52.81 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 53.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 54.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 54.84 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 55.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 56.13 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 56.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 57.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 57.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 58.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 58.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 59.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 59.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 60.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 61.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 61.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 62.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 62.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 63.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 63.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 64.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 66.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 69.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 71.94 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.83 years | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 73.27 years | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 73.6 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.55 years | 40.4 years | 44.53 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.83 years | 44.88 years | 47.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.14 years | 48.01 years | 52.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.33 years | 53.48 years | 58.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.27 years | 59.36 years | 63.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.09 years | 63.79 years | 68.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.67 years | 68.81 years | 72.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.91 years | 68.83 years | 73.6 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in India?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in India was 73.6 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4 years in 1950.
- How does India rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- India ranks 164th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.