Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in India
India: Life expectancy vs gdp per capita was 72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
152nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
72
in 2023
All-time low
23.15
in 1911
Years of data
85
1881–2023
Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in India, 1881–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs gdp per capita in India is 72, measured in 2023. 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 gdp per capita in India peaked at 72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.15, 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 | 25.44 | 25.44 | 1 |
| 1890s | 24.27 | 24.27 | 24.27 | 1 |
| 1900s | 23.73 | 23.49 | 23.98 | 2 |
| 1910s | 23.58 | 23.15 | 24.02 | 2 |
| 1920s | 26.23 | 24.86 | 27.61 | 2 |
| 1930s | 30.13 | 29.31 | 30.95 | 2 |
| 1940s | 32.59 | 32.59 | 32.59 | 1 |
| 1950s | 43.28 | 41.18 | 45.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.46 | 45.56 | 48.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.59 | 48.59 | 53.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56 | 53.59 | 58.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.44 | 58.62 | 62.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.72 | 62.75 | 66.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.06 | 67.16 | 70.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.28 | 67.28 | 72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.14 compare
- 150 Syria 72.12 compare
- 151 El Salvador 72.1 compare
- 153 Tajikistan 71.79 compare
- 154 Mongolia 71.73 compare
- 155 Samoa 71.7 compare
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 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 12.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 11.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 12.49 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 11.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs gdp per capita in India?
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in India was 72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.15 in 1911.
- How does India rank for life expectancy vs gdp per capita?
- India ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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