Life expectancy at birth, total in India
India: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in India, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in India is 72.23 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in India peaked at 72.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.56 years, in 1965.
That places India 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 70.67 years | 67.28 years | 72.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 132 Mongolia 72.4 years compare
- 133 El Salvador 72.3 years compare
- 134 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.28 years compare
- 136 Tajikistan 71.93 years compare
- 137 Samoa 71.83 years compare
- 138 Egypt 71.81 years compare
More health data for India
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
- Population, male 51.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 11.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 12.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 11.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 12.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 12.40 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 482.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in India?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in India was 72.23 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.56 years in 1965.
- How does India rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- India ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.