What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in India?

The highest recorded value was 72 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 23.15 years in 1911.

How does India rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?

India ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this India data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in India

Name: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in India
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

India: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

152nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

72 years

in 2023

All-time low

23.15 years

in 1911

Years of data

1881–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in India, 1881–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in India stood at 72 years. That is the highest value across all 85 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in India peaked at 72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.15 years, in 1911.

India ranks 152nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1880s	25.44 years	25.44 years	25.44 years	1
1890s	24.27 years	24.27 years	24.27 years	1
1900s	23.73 years	23.49 years	23.98 years	2
1910s	23.58 years	23.15 years	24.02 years	2
1920s	26.23 years	24.86 years	27.61 years	2
1930s	30.13 years	29.31 years	30.95 years	2
1940s	32.59 years	32.59 years	32.59 years	1
1950s	43.28 years	41.18 years	45.26 years	10
1960s	46.46 years	45.56 years	48.26 years	10
1970s	50.59 years	48.59 years	53.01 years	10
1980s	56 years	53.59 years	58.2 years	10
1990s	60.44 years	58.62 years	62.28 years	10
2000s	64.72 years	62.75 years	66.7 years	10
2010s	69.06 years	67.16 years	70.75 years	10
2020s	70.28 years	67.28 years	72 years	4

Countries ranked near India

149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.14 years compare
150 Syria 72.12 years compare
151 El Salvador 72.1 years compare
153 Tajikistan 71.79 years compare
154 Mongolia 71.73 years compare
155 Samoa 71.7 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for India

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 76 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 deaths (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)

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in India?: Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in India was 72 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 72 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 23.15 years in 1911.
How does India rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?: India ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.