Life expectancy at birth in India
Life expectancy at birth in India was 72.2 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
India, 2024
72.2
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Median of G20 countries, 2024
78.9 years
Position in 2024
137th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in India over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.2 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 72.0 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 71.7 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 67.3 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 70.2 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 70.7 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 70.4 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 70.1 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 69.7 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 69.3 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 68.9 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 68.5 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 68.1 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 67.6 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 67.2 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 66.7 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 66.2 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 65.8 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 65.4 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 64.9 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 64.5 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 64.1 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 63.6 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 63.2 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 62.7 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 72.0 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 68.9 years, the figure has changed by +4.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, India has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for India
All statistics for India
Life expectancy at birth, women
73.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
70.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
60.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
69
2023 · WHO