India - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy increases in India

In 2017 the life expectancy in India increased to 69.17 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 70.43 years and for men 68 years.

India’s position improvened with respect to the 192 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 134th in 2016 to 133th in 2017.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in India over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2016, when it was 68.9 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 65.35 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in India. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about India in Indian economy.

India - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2017	70.43	68.00	69.17
2016	70.14	67.75	68.90
2015	69.84	67.47	68.61
2014	69.49	67.17	68.29
2013	69.11	66.84	67.93
2012	68.68	66.49	67.55
2011	68.22	66.12	67.13
2010	67.73	65.72	66.69
2009	67.23	65.32	66.24
2008	66.74	64.91	65.79
2007	66.25	64.50	65.35
2006	65.79	64.09	64.92
2005	65.36	63.69	64.50
2004	64.94	63.29	64.10
2003	64.54	62.90	63.70
2002	64.15	62.51	63.30
2001	63.75	62.12	62.91
2000	63.33	61.73	62.51
1999	62.91	61.34	62.09
1998	62.46	60.94	61.67
1997	61.99	60.53	61.23
1996	61.50	60.12	60.78
1995	60.99	59.70	60.32
1994	60.45	59.28	59.84
1993	59.90	58.84	59.35
1992	59.34	58.41	58.85
1991	58.77	57.97	58.35
1990	58.23	57.54	57.87
1989	57.71	57.12	57.40
1988	57.23	56.73	56.96
1987	56.78	56.35	56.55
1986	56.37	55.99	56.17
1985	55.99	55.65	55.80
1984	55.62	55.30	55.44
1983	55.24	54.95	55.07
1982	54.84	54.58	54.69
1981	54.40	54.18	54.27
1980	53.91	53.76	53.81
1979	53.37	53.31	53.32
1978	52.78	52.83	52.79
1977	52.14	52.33	52.22
1976	51.47	51.81	51.63
1975	50.76	51.28	51.01
1974	50.03	50.72	50.37
1973	49.29	50.15	49.72
1972	48.55	49.56	49.06
1971	47.82	48.96	48.40
1970	47.10	48.35	47.74
1969	46.39	47.74	47.08
1968	45.70	47.12	46.43
1967	45.01	46.51	45.78
1966	44.34	45.90	45.14
1965	43.67	45.29	44.50
1964	43.02	44.69	43.87
1963	42.38	44.08	43.25
1962	41.75	43.48	42.64
1961	41.13	42.87	42.03
1960	40.53	42.27	41.42

India - Life expectancy at birth