Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in India
India: Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy was 72 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in India, 2011–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in India is 72 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 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 satisfaction vs. life expectancy in India peaked at 72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.28 years, in 2021.
That places India 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.27 years | 67.62 years | 70.75 years | 9 |
| 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
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in India?
- Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in India was 72 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. life expectancy recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. life expectancy recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.28 years in 2021.
- How does India rank for life satisfaction vs. life expectancy?
- India ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life satisfaction vs. life expectancy rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 satisfaction vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.