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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Life expectancy at birth

Years a newborn would live under current mortality rates.

Latest
72.24
2024
Published by
World Bank
annual

Life expectancy at birth over time

4050607080196019711982199320042015202472.2
19602024 · 65 observations · years
View as table
PeriodLife expectancy at birth
202472.2
202372
202271.7
202167.3
202070.2
201970.7
201870.4
201770.1
201669.7
201569.3
201468.9
201368.5
201268.1
201167.6
201067.2
200966.7
200866.2
200765.8
200665.4
200564.9
200464.5
200364.1
200263.6
200163.2
200062.7
199962.3
199861.9
199761.4
199661
199560.6
199460.2
199359.8
199259.4
199159
199058.6
198958.2
198857.7
198757.3
198656.8
198556.3
198455.8
198355.3
198254.7
198154.2
198053.6
197953
197852.4
197751.8
197651.3
197550.8
197450.3
197349.6
197249.2
197148.9
197048.6
196948.3
196847.9
196746.2
196645.9
196545.6
196446.7
196346.5
196246.1
196145.8
196045.6

Compared with

Japan
84
Germany
80.8
United States
78.9
China
78
Sri Lanka
77.7
Brazil
76
Bangladesh
74.9
Vietnam
74.7
India
72.2
Indonesia
71.3
Nepal
70.6
Pakistan
67.8
South Africa
66.3
Latest available year for each country · years

Source

World Bankhttps://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN