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Life expectancy in India

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 33 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · India

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 72.2years +0.2 since 2023
Countries · 2024 33 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +3.3
vs World −1.2 World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1960 – 2024 years · India · World
+3.3 since 2014
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Life expectancy · years
India
72.2
World
73.5

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance India · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 72.2 · 2024
First value 45.6 · 1960
Highest 72.2 · 2024
Lowest 45.6 · 1965
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearIndiaChange World
2024 72.2 +0.2 73.5
2023 72.0 +0.3 73.3
2022 71.7 +4.4 73.0
2021 67.3 −2.9 71.2
2020 70.2 −0.6 72.2
2019 70.7 +0.3 72.9
2018 70.4 +0.3 72.6
2017 70.1 +0.4 72.4
2016 69.7 +0.4 72.2
2015 69.3 +0.4 72.0
2014 68.9 +0.4 71.8
2013 68.5 +0.4 71.5
2012 68.1 +0.5 71.3
2011 67.6 +0.5 71.0
2010 67.2 +0.5 70.7
2009 66.7 +0.5 70.4
2008 66.2 +0.4 70.0
2007 65.8 +0.4 69.8
2006 65.4 +0.4 69.5
2005 64.9 +0.5 69.1
2004 64.5 +0.4 68.8
2003 64.1 +0.4 68.5
2002 63.6 +0.5 68.2
2001 63.2 +0.4 67.9
2000 62.7 +0.5 67.7
1999 62.3 +0.4 67.3
1998 61.9 +0.4 67.1
1997 61.4 +0.4 66.8
1996 61.0 +0.4 66.5
1995 60.6 +0.4 66.2
1994 60.2 +0.4 66.0
1993 59.8 +0.4 65.7
1992 59.4 +0.4 65.5
1991 59.0 +0.4 65.3
1990 58.6 +0.4 65.1
1989 58.2 +0.5 65.0
1988 57.7 +0.5 64.7
1987 57.3 +0.5 64.5
1986 56.8 +0.5 64.1
1985 56.3 +0.5 63.7
1984 55.8 +0.5 63.4
1983 55.3 +0.5 63.1
1982 54.7 +0.6 62.9
1981 54.2 +0.6 62.5
1980 53.6 +0.6 62.2
1979 53.0 +0.6 61.8
1978 52.4 +0.6 61.4
1977 51.8 +0.5 61.0
1976 51.3 +0.5 60.5
1975 50.8 +0.5 60.1
1974 50.3 +0.6 59.7
1973 49.6 +0.4 59.3
1972 49.2 +0.3 58.8
1971 48.9 +0.3 58.0
1970 48.6 +0.3 57.9
1969 48.3 +0.3 57.7
1968 47.9 +1.7 57.3
1967 46.2 +0.3 56.9
1966 45.9 +0.3 56.4
1965 45.6 −1.2 55.9
1964 46.7 +0.3 56.1
1963 46.5 +0.3 55.7
1962 46.1 +0.3 55.3
1961 45.8 +0.2 52.8
1960 45.6 50.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Hong Kong SAR China 85.4
2 Italy 84.0
3 Spain 83.9
4 South Korea 83.6
5 Norway 83.2
6 France 83.0
7 Finland 82.3
8 Canada 82.1
9 Netherlands 82.0
10 Greece 81.8
11 United Kingdom 81.4
12 Chile 81.4
13 Germany 80.8
14 Czechia 80.0
15 Saudi Arabia 79.0
16 United States 78.9
17 Poland 78.4
18 China 78.0
19 Lebanon 77.9
20 Colombia 77.9
21 Ecuador 77.6
22 Argentina 77.5
23 Türkiye 77.4
24 Lithuania 77.2
25 Algeria 76.5
26 Romania 76.5
27 Brazil 76.0
28 Bulgaria 75.8
29 Mexico 75.3
30 Bangladesh 74.9
31 Russia 73.4
32 Honduras 73.0
33 India 72.2
34 Egypt 71.8
35 Indonesia 71.3
36 Philippines 69.9
37 Yemen 69.4
38 Gabon 68.5
39 Congo - Brazzaville 66.0
40 Liberia 62.3
41 Congo - Kinshasa 62.1
42 Sierra Leone 62.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).