Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in India
India: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 7.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.72
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
125th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.72
in 2023
All-time low
4.85
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 7.72 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in India peaked at 7.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.85, in 1950.
That places India 125th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.85 | — |
| 1951 | 4.86 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 4.88 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 4.89 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.93 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 4.95 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.97 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 4.97 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 4.99 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 5.01 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 5.02 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.02 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.03 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.04 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 5.05 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 4.96 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 4.99 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 5.03 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 5.18 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 5.24 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.31 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 5.39 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 5.48 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.59 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 5.71 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 5.81 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 5.9 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.97 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.03 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 6.07 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.1 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6.13 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 6.16 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 6.19 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.22 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.25 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 6.28 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.32 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.36 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 6.4 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 6.44 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.48 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 6.52 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.56 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.59 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.62 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.65 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.68 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.7 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.72 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.74 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.75 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.75 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.73 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.7 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.67 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.65 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.65 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.68 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.74 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.82 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.93 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.04 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.15 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.26 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.35 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.43 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.56 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.61 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.25 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.24 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 7.69 | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 7.72 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.93 | 4.85 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.05 | 4.96 | 5.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.72 | 5.31 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.24 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 6.44 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 | 6.65 | 6.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.27 | 6.82 | 7.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 | 6.24 | 7.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 122 North Macedonia 7.75 compare
- 123 French Guiana 7.73 compare
- 124 Bulgaria 7.72 compare
- 126 Brunei Darussalam 7.68 compare
- 127 Armenia 7.61 compare
- 128 Republic of Moldova 7.61 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3545 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6843 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in India?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in India was 7.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 in 1950.
- How does India rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- India ranks 125th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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