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India life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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India ranks 117/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 71.2 years for males, 74.4 years for females, and 72.7 years for both sexes combined.

India life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 72.7 71.2 74.4
2025 72.5 71 74.1
2024 72.2 70.7 73.9
2023 72 70.5 73.6
2022 71.7 70.2 73.3
2021 67.3 65.9 68.8
2020 70.2 68.5 71.9
2019 70.7 69.3 72.3
2018 70.4 69 72
2017 70.1 68.6 71.6
2016 69.7 68.2 71.3
2015 69.3 67.8 70.9
2014 68.9 67.4 70.6
2013 68.5 67 70.2
2012 68.1 66.5 69.7
2011 67.6 66.1 69.3
2010 67.2 65.6 68.8
2009 66.7 65.2 68.3
2008 66.2 64.8 67.8
2007 65.8 64.4 67.4
2006 65.4 64 66.9
2005 64.9 63.6 66.4
2004 64.5 63.2 65.8
2003 64.1 62.9 65.4
2002 63.6 62.5 64.9
2001 63.2 62.1 64.3
2000 62.7 61.8 63.8
1999 62.3 61.4 63.2
1998 61.9 61 62.8
1997 61.4 60.6 62.3
1996 61 60.2 61.9
1995 60.6 59.9 61.4
1994 60.2 59.5 61
1993 59.8 59.1 60.6
1992 59.4 58.7 60.2
1991 59 58.3 59.8
1990 58.6 58 59.4
1989 58.2 57.6 58.9
1988 57.7 57.2 58.4
1987 57.3 56.8 57.9
1986 56.8 56.4 57.3
1985 56.3 56 56.7
1984 55.8 55.5 56.1
1983 55.3 55.1 55.5
1982 54.7 54.7 54.8
1981 54.2 54.2 54.2
1980 53.6 53.7 53.5
1979 53 53.2 52.8
1978 52.4 52.7 52.1
1977 51.8 52.2 51.4
1976 51.3 51.7 50.9
1975 50.8 51.2 50.3
1974 50.3 50.7 49.7
1973 49.6 50.1 49.1
1972 49.2 49.7 48.7
1971 48.9 49.4 48.3
1970 48.6 49.1 48
1969 48.3 48.8 47.7
1968 47.9 48.5 47.3
1967 46.2 46.7 45.6
1966 45.9 46.4 45.3
1965 45.6 46.1 45
1964 46.7 47.3 46.1
1963 46.5 47.1 45.8
1962 46.1 46.8 45.4
1961 45.8 46.5 45.1
1960 45.6 46.3 44.9
1959 45.3 45.9 44.5
1958 44.8 45.5 44.1
1957 44.4 45.1 43.7
1956 44.1 44.8 43.4
1955 43.7 44.4 43
1954 43.2 43.9 42.5
1953 42.4 43.1 41.7
1952 42.1 42.8 41.3
1951 41.6 42.3 40.8
1950 41.2 41.9 40.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In India, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 58 years for men and 58.3 for women, with a combined average of 58.1 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 11.5 healthy years, 11.2 for males and 11.9 for females.

India life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in India, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 45.6 Years

Mean expected age of death: 75.6 Years

Median expected age of death: 77.6 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.3% 97.8% 98.8%
50 94.8% 93.5% 96.2%
60 86.7% 84.2% 89.4%
65 79.9% 76.6% 83.4%
70 70.2% 66.2% 74.6%
75 57.5% 52.8% 62.5%
80 42.4% 37.8% 47.3%
85 26.5% 22.8% 30.4%
90 13.0% 10.8% 15.4%
95 4.5% 3.6% 5.4%
100 1.0% 0.8% 1.2%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 31.3% 31% 31.5%
99 29.7% 29.5% 29.8%
98 28% 28% 28.1%
97 26.4% 26.4% 26.4%
96 24.8% 24.9% 24.7%
95 23.2% 23.4% 23.1%
94 21.8% 22.1% 21.6%
93 20.4% 20.8% 20.1%
92 19.1% 19.5% 18.8%
91 17.8% 18.3% 17.5%
90 16.5% 17.1% 16.2%
89 15.3% 15.9% 14.9%
88 14.2% 14.8% 13.8%
87 13.1% 13.7% 12.7%
86 12.1% 12.8% 11.7%
85 11.2% 11.9% 10.7%
84 10.4% 11% 9.9%
83 9.64% 10.3% 9.12%
82 8.92% 9.57% 8.39%
81 8.24% 8.88% 7.71%
80 7.58% 8.22% 7.06%
79 6.97% 7.57% 6.45%
78 6.39% 6.97% 5.89%
77 5.86% 6.42% 5.38%
76 5.39% 5.92% 4.91%
75 4.95% 5.47% 4.48%
74 4.57% 5.08% 4.11%
73 4.23% 4.73% 3.76%
72 3.9% 4.39% 3.45%
71 3.6% 4.06% 3.16%
70 3.31% 3.74% 2.89%
69 3.03% 3.43% 2.65%
68 2.77% 3.13% 2.42%
67 2.52% 2.85% 2.2%
66 2.3% 2.6% 2%
65 2.1% 2.38% 1.82%
64 1.92% 2.19% 1.65%
63 1.76% 2.02% 1.5%
62 1.61% 1.87% 1.36%
61 1.49% 1.73% 1.24%
60 1.38% 1.61% 1.14%
59 1.28% 1.5% 1.06%
58 1.19% 1.4% 0.99%
57 1.11% 1.29% 0.92%
56 1.02% 1.19% 0.84%
55 0.93% 1.08% 0.77%
54 0.83% 0.97% 0.69%
53 0.74% 0.87% 0.61%
52 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
51 0.59% 0.7% 0.47%
50 0.53% 0.64% 0.42%
49 0.49% 0.6% 0.38%
48 0.45% 0.56% 0.34%
47 0.42% 0.53% 0.31%
46 0.4% 0.5% 0.29%
45 0.37% 0.47% 0.26%
44 0.34% 0.43% 0.24%
43 0.31% 0.4% 0.22%
42 0.29% 0.36% 0.21%
41 0.26% 0.33% 0.19%
40 0.24% 0.31% 0.18%
39 0.23% 0.29% 0.16%
38 0.22% 0.27% 0.15%
37 0.2% 0.26% 0.14%
36 0.19% 0.25% 0.13%
35 0.18% 0.23% 0.12%
34 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
33 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
32 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
31 0.13% 0.16% 0.1%
30 0.13% 0.15% 0.1%
29 0.12% 0.14% 0.1%
28 0.12% 0.14% 0.09%
27 0.11% 0.13% 0.09%
26 0.11% 0.13% 0.09%
25 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
24 0.1% 0.12% 0.09%
23 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
22 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
21 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
20 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
19 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
18 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
17 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
16 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
15 0.06% 0.06% 0.05%
14 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
13 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
12 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
8 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
7 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
5 0.07% 0.07% 0.07%
4 0.07% 0.07% 0.07%
3 0.08% 0.07% 0.08%
2 0.1% 0.09% 0.11%
1 0.28% 0.25% 0.3%
0 2.09% 2.13% 2.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In India, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 2.09% in the birth year, 0.13% at age 30, 1.38% at 60, and 7.58% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in India never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,270 years — 1,155 for males and 1,428 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.5 102.4 102.5
99 101.6 101.6 101.6
98 100.7 100.7 100.8
97 99.9 99.9 99.9
96 99 99 99.1
95 98.2 98.2 98.2
94 97.4 97.4 97.4
93 96.6 96.6 96.6
92 95.8 95.8 95.9
91 95.1 95 95.1
90 94.3 94.2 94.4
89 93.6 93.5 93.6
88 92.8 92.7 92.9
87 92.1 92 92.2
86 91.5 91.3 91.6
85 90.8 90.6 90.9
84 90.1 89.9 90.3
83 89.5 89.3 89.7
82 88.9 88.6 89.1
81 88.3 88 88.5
80 87.7 87.4 87.9
79 87.1 86.8 87.4
78 86.6 86.2 86.9
77 86 85.7 86.3
76 85.5 85.1 85.9
75 85 84.6 85.4
74 84.5 84.1 85
73 84.1 83.6 84.5
72 83.6 83.1 84.1
71 83.2 82.6 83.7
70 82.8 82.2 83.3
69 82.4 81.7 83
68 82 81.3 82.6
67 81.6 80.9 82.3
66 81.3 80.5 82
65 80.9 80.2 81.7
64 80.6 79.8 81.4
63 80.3 79.5 81.1
62 80 79.2 80.9
61 79.8 78.9 80.6
60 79.5 78.6 80.4
59 79.2 78.3 80.2
58 79 78 80
57 78.7 77.8 79.7
56 78.5 77.5 79.6
55 78.3 77.3 79.4
54 78.1 77.1 79.2
53 77.9 76.8 79
52 77.8 76.7 78.9
51 77.6 76.5 78.8
50 77.5 76.3 78.6
49 77.3 76.2 78.5
48 77.2 76 78.4
47 77.1 75.8 78.3
46 76.9 75.7 78.2
45 76.8 75.6 78.2
44 76.7 75.4 78.1
43 76.6 75.3 78
42 76.5 75.2 77.9
41 76.4 75.1 77.9
40 76.3 75 77.8
39 76.3 74.9 77.7
38 76.2 74.8 77.7
37 76.1 74.7 77.6
36 76 74.6 77.6
35 75.9 74.5 77.5
34 75.9 74.4 77.5
33 75.8 74.3 77.4
32 75.7 74.2 77.4
31 75.7 74.2 77.3
30 75.6 74.1 77.3
29 75.6 74 77.2
28 75.5 74 77.2
27 75.5 73.9 77.1
26 75.4 73.9 77.1
25 75.4 73.8 77
24 75.3 73.7 77
23 75.3 73.7 76.9
22 75.2 73.6 76.9
21 75.2 73.6 76.9
20 75.1 73.5 76.8
19 75.1 73.5 76.8
18 75 73.4 76.7
17 75 73.4 76.7
16 75 73.4 76.7
15 74.9 73.3 76.6
14 74.9 73.3 76.6
13 74.9 73.3 76.6
12 74.9 73.3 76.6
11 74.8 73.2 76.5
10 74.8 73.2 76.5
9 74.8 73.2 76.5
8 74.8 73.2 76.5
7 74.7 73.1 76.4
6 74.7 73.1 76.4
5 74.6 73.1 76.4
4 74.6 73 76.3
3 74.5 73 76.3
2 74.5 72.9 76.2
1 74.3 72.7 75.9
0 72.7 71.2 74.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In India, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 80.9 years, rising to 82.8 at 70, 85 at 75, and 87.7 at 80 — all higher than the 72.7 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in India.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.93% 0.75% 1.11%
99 1.32% 1.06% 1.59%
98 1.83% 1.47% 2.21%
97 2.49% 2% 3%
96 3.31% 2.67% 3.99%
95 4.32% 3.48% 5.18%
94 5.52% 4.47% 6.61%
93 6.93% 5.64% 8.28%
92 8.56% 7.01% 10.2%
91 10.4% 8.58% 12.3%
90 12.5% 10.4% 14.7%
89 14.7% 12.3% 17.3%
88 17.2% 14.5% 20.1%
87 19.8% 16.8% 23%
86 22.5% 19.2% 26%
85 25.4% 21.8% 29.2%
84 28.3% 24.5% 32.4%
83 31.3% 27.3% 35.6%
82 34.4% 30.2% 38.9%
81 37.5% 33.1% 42.1%
80 40.5% 36.1% 45.3%
79 43.6% 39.1% 48.4%
78 46.5% 42% 51.5%
77 49.4% 44.9% 54.4%
76 52.3% 47.7% 57.2%
75 55% 50.4% 59.9%
74 57.6% 53.1% 62.5%
73 60.2% 55.8% 64.9%
72 62.6% 58.3% 67.2%
71 64.9% 60.8% 69.4%
70 67.2% 63.2% 71.5%
69 69.3% 65.4% 73.4%
68 71.2% 67.5% 75.2%
67 73.1% 69.5% 76.9%
66 74.8% 71.4% 78.5%
65 76.4% 73.1% 80%
64 77.9% 74.7% 81.3%
63 79.3% 76.3% 82.5%
62 80.6% 77.7% 83.7%
61 81.8% 79.1% 84.7%
60 83% 80.4% 85.7%
59 84% 81.6% 86.6%
58 85% 82.8% 87.5%
57 86% 83.9% 88.3%
56 86.9% 84.9% 89%
55 87.7% 85.8% 89.7%
54 88.4% 86.7% 90.4%
53 89.1% 87.4% 90.9%
52 89.7% 88.1% 91.4%
51 90.2% 88.7% 91.8%
50 90.7% 89.3% 92.2%
49 91.1% 89.8% 92.6%
48 91.6% 90.3% 92.9%
47 92% 90.8% 93.2%
46 92.3% 91.3% 93.5%
45 92.7% 91.7% 93.7%
44 93% 92.1% 93.9%
43 93.3% 92.5% 94.1%
42 93.5% 92.8% 94.3%
41 93.8% 93.1% 94.5%
40 94% 93.4% 94.7%
39 94.2% 93.7% 94.8%
38 94.4% 93.9% 95%
37 94.6% 94.2% 95.1%
36 94.8% 94.4% 95.2%
35 95% 94.6% 95.4%
34 95.1% 94.8% 95.5%
33 95.3% 95% 95.6%
32 95.4% 95.2% 95.7%
31 95.6% 95.3% 95.8%
30 95.7% 95.5% 95.9%
29 95.8% 95.6% 96%
28 95.9% 95.8% 96.1%
27 96% 95.9% 96.1%
26 96.1% 96% 96.2%
25 96.2% 96.1% 96.3%
24 96.3% 96.2% 96.4%
23 96.4% 96.3% 96.5%
22 96.5% 96.4% 96.6%
21 96.6% 96.5% 96.6%
20 96.7% 96.6% 96.7%
19 96.7% 96.7% 96.8%
18 96.8% 96.8% 96.8%
17 96.9% 96.8% 96.9%
16 96.9% 96.9% 96.9%
15 97% 97% 97%
14 97% 97% 97%
13 97.1% 97% 97.1%
12 97.1% 97.1% 97.1%
11 97.1% 97.1% 97.1%
10 97.2% 97.1% 97.2%
9 97.2% 97.2% 97.2%
8 97.2% 97.2% 97.2%
7 97.3% 97.3% 97.3%
6 97.3% 97.3% 97.3%
5 97.4% 97.4% 97.4%
4 97.5% 97.5% 97.5%
3 97.5% 97.5% 97.5%
2 97.6% 97.6% 97.7%
1 97.9% 97.9% 98%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In India, 83% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 67.2% past 70, 40.5% past 80, 12.5% past 90, and only 0.93% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare India Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in India

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 218.3 169 269.5
99 392 313 474
98 514 412 620
97 658 529 792
96 822 665 986
95 1,003 817 1,198
94 1,201 986 1,427
93 1,413 1,171 1,668
92 1,634 1,369 1,914
91 1,855 1,573 2,156
90 2,066 1,771 2,381
89 2,261 1,961 2,585
88 2,438 2,138 2,763
87 2,594 2,300 2,913
86 2,729 2,449 3,035
85 2,845 2,584 3,132
84 2,942 2,705 3,202
83 3,017 2,809 3,246
82 3,066 2,890 3,261
81 3,085 2,943 3,245
80 3,074 2,966 3,199
79 3,035 2,958 3,127
78 2,975 2,927 3,033
77 2,900 2,879 2,925
76 2,814 2,822 2,807
75 2,724 2,761 2,686
74 2,635 2,701 2,565
73 2,542 2,636 2,442
72 2,444 2,560 2,319
71 2,337 2,470 2,194
70 2,221 2,364 2,069
69 2,099 2,242 1,944
68 1,972 2,113 1,819
67 1,845 1,983 1,696
66 1,721 1,857 1,574
65 1,603 1,741 1,455
64 1,494 1,635 1,341
63 1,393 1,540 1,234
62 1,301 1,452 1,137
61 1,217 1,371 1,052
60 1,144 1,297 980
59 1,078 1,226 918
58 1,015 1,157 863
57 952 1,085 808
56 885 1,010 751
55 813 928 688
54 737 844 621
53 662 762 554
52 593 688 491
51 533 624 435
50 484 573 388
49 446 535 350
48 415 505 318
47 389 480 290.9
46 366 455 267.7
45 342 429 246.9
44 317 399 227.8
43 292.6 368 210.4
42 269.3 338 194.4
41 248.3 311 180
40 230.3 288.3 167.1
39 215.5 270.6 155.3
38 203.1 256.6 144.7
37 192 244.1 135.2
36 181.4 231.7 126.7
35 170.6 217.9 119.1
34 159 201.8 112.2
33 147.3 184.8 106.2
32 136.5 168.6 101.1
31 127.2 154.5 97
30 120 143.4 94
29 115 135.7 92
28 111.8 130.7 90.9
27 109.6 127.3 90
26 107.3 124 88.9
25 104.3 119.9 87
24 99.8 114.1 84
23 94 106.8 80
22 87.7 98.7 75.6
21 81.6 90.8 71.4
20 76.1 83.7 67.7
19 71.6 77.6 64.9
18 67.8 72.3 62.8
17 64.1 67.3 60.6
16 59.8 61.8 57.5
15 54.3 55.5 52.9
14 47.7 48.4 46.8
13 40.5 41.1 39.9
12 34.4 35 33.7
11 30.4 31.2 29.6
10 28.4 29.4 27.4
9 30 31.4 28.5
8 36.6 38.8 34.2
7 46.5 49.5 43.2
6 57.2 60.5 53.6
5 66.6 69 63.9
4 72.2 72.2 72.3
3 73.9 69.6 78.6
2 100.6 90.7 111.1
1 269.3 247.9 292.1
0 2,091 2,131 2,048

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In India, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 81 for both sexes combined, 80 for males, and 82 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 75.2 for men, 78.5 for women, and 76.8 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect India's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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