India - Life expectancy at birth 2009

Life expectancy increases in India

In 2009 the life expectancy in India increased to 66.51 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 68.22 years and for men 64.96 years.

India’s position was held this year in position 134th with respect to the ranking of 193 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in India over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2008, when it was 66.15 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1999, when it was 62.21 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
2009	68.22	64.96	66.51
2008	67.79	64.65	66.15
2007	67.34	64.37	65.79
2006	66.89	64.05	65.41
2005	66.38	63.72	65.00
2004	65.83	63.31	64.52
2003	65.29	62.98	64.09
2002	64.73	62.57	63.62
2001	64.13	62.11	63.09
2000	63.64	61.75	62.67
1999	63.11	61.35	62.21
1998	62.60	61.03	61.79
1997	62.15	60.67	61.39
1996	61.73	60.28	60.98
1995	61.35	59.89	60.60
1994	61.01	59.48	60.22
1993	60.65	59.05	59.82
1992	60.34	58.66	59.45
1991	59.96	58.26	59.06
1990	59.54	57.88	58.65
1989	59.06	57.51	58.23
1988	58.55	57.11	57.78
1987	58.00	56.73	57.32
1986	57.46	56.30	56.84
1985	56.90	55.85	56.33
1984	56.32	55.39	55.82
1983	55.71	54.91	55.28
1982	55.07	54.45	54.73
1981	54.40	53.99	54.18
1980	53.70	53.55	53.61
1979	52.99	53.14	53.06
1978	52.26	52.71	52.49
1977	51.51	52.28	51.91
1976	50.85	51.88	51.39
1975	50.16	51.42	50.81
1974	49.53	50.91	50.24
1973	48.81	50.22	49.54
1972	48.31	49.69	49.03
1971	47.94	49.28	48.63
1970	47.59	48.85	48.24
1969	47.22	48.46	47.86
1968	46.84	48.07	47.47
1967	45.08	46.23	45.67
1966	44.73	45.90	45.33
1965	44.36	45.56	44.98
1964	45.50	46.82	46.18
1963	45.25	46.58	45.94
1962	44.96	46.31	45.66
1961	44.70	46.06	45.40
1960	44.51	45.88	45.22

India - Life expectancy at birth