Life expectancy at birth, women in India
Life expectancy at birth for women in India was 73.9 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
India, 2024
73.9
Change from 2023
+0.4%
World, 2024
76.0 years
Median of G20 countries, 2024
81.3 years
Position in 2024
147th of 217
Life expectancy at birth, women 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 | 73.9 years | 76.0 years |
| 2023 | 73.6 years | 75.8 years |
| 2022 | 73.3 years | 75.5 years |
| 2021 | 68.8 years | 73.7 years |
| 2020 | 71.9 years | 74.8 years |
| 2019 | 72.3 years | 75.3 years |
| 2018 | 72.0 years | 75.1 years |
| 2017 | 71.6 years | 74.9 years |
| 2016 | 71.3 years | 74.7 years |
| 2015 | 70.9 years | 74.5 years |
| 2014 | 70.6 years | 74.3 years |
| 2013 | 70.2 years | 74.0 years |
| 2012 | 69.7 years | 73.8 years |
| 2011 | 69.3 years | 73.5 years |
| 2010 | 68.8 years | 73.2 years |
| 2009 | 68.3 years | 72.9 years |
| 2008 | 67.8 years | 72.5 years |
| 2007 | 67.4 years | 72.3 years |
| 2006 | 66.9 years | 72.0 years |
| 2005 | 66.4 years | 71.6 years |
| 2004 | 65.8 years | 71.2 years |
| 2003 | 65.4 years | 71.0 years |
| 2002 | 64.9 years | 70.7 years |
| 2001 | 64.3 years | 70.4 years |
| 2000 | 63.8 years | 70.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 73.6 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 70.6 years, the figure has changed by +4.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, India has the 147th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 76.0 years.
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UHC service coverage
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