Life expectancy at birth in South Asia
Life expectancy at birth in South Asia was 72.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2024
72.6
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Life expectancy at birth in South Asia 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 | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.6 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 72.3 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 72.0 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 67.8 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 70.4 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 71.0 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 70.7 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 70.3 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 69.9 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 69.5 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 69.1 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 68.7 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 68.3 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 67.8 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 67.4 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 66.8 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 66.4 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 66.0 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 65.6 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 65.1 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 64.6 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 64.2 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 63.8 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 63.3 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 62.8 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 72.3 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 69.1 years, the figure has changed by +5.0%.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for South Asia
All statistics for South Asia
Life expectancy at birth, women
74.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
71.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
3.3%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
26.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
23.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
120 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank