Egypt vs India: Life expectancy at birth, total

Egypt
71.81 years
in 2024
India
72.23 years
in 2024
Egypt rank
138th
India rank
135th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Egypt
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 72.23 years against 71.81 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.429 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

Globally, Egypt ranks 138th and India ranks 135th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.