Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in India
India: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1281 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1281 for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in India peaked at 0.4423 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1281, in 2023.
India ranks 66th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.419 | 0.3985 | 0.4423 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3843 | 0.3644 | 0.3948 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3429 | 0.3194 | 0.361 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2863 | 0.2627 | 0.313 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2402 | 0.2215 | 0.2584 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1946 | 0.1731 | 0.2166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1535 | 0.1393 | 0.1691 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1332 | 0.1281 | 0.1377 | 4 |
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- 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 versus gini lifespan inequality in India?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in India was 0.1281 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4423 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1281 in 2023.
- How does India rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- India ranks 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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