Life expectation at birth by sex in India
India: Life expectation at birth by sex was 73.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.6
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
164th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.6
in 2023
All-time low
40.4
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 73.6 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in India peaked at 73.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.4, in 1950.
That places India 164th out of 236 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.55 | 40.4 | 44.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.83 | 44.88 | 47.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.14 | 48.01 | 52.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.33 | 53.49 | 58.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.27 | 59.36 | 63.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.09 | 63.79 | 68.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.67 | 68.81 | 72.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.91 | 68.83 | 73.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More population data for India
- Population growth rate -0.512 (2100)
- Population density 506.27 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66.77 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.512 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.96 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.96 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 236,763 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.96 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.98 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.89 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in India?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in India was 73.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4 in 1950.
- How does India rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- India ranks 164th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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