Healthy life expectancy in India
Healthy life expectancy at birth in India was 60.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
India, 2023
60.6
Change from 2022
+0.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
66.5 years
Position in 2023
125th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in India over time
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India
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 60.6 years |
| 2022 | 60.2 years |
| 2021 | 58.4 years |
| 2020 | 60.1 years |
| 2019 | 60.5 years |
| 2018 | 60.2 years |
| 2017 | 59.8 years |
| 2016 | 59.5 years |
| 2015 | 59.1 years |
| 2014 | 58.9 years |
| 2013 | 58.5 years |
| 2012 | 58.1 years |
| 2011 | 57.8 years |
| 2010 | 57.4 years |
| 2009 | 57.1 years |
| 2008 | 56.9 years |
| 2007 | 56.5 years |
| 2006 | 56.2 years |
| 2005 | 55.9 years |
| 2004 | 55.6 years |
| 2003 | 55.1 years |
| 2002 | 54.7 years |
| 2001 | 54.2 years |
| 2000 | 53.8 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 60.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 58.5 years, the figure has changed by +3.6%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, India has the 125th highest value.
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72.2 years
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
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UHC service coverage
69
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Alcohol consumption
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Adult obesity
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