India - Life expectancy at birth

67.2 (years) in 2021

In 2021, life expectancy for India was 67.2 years. Life expectancy of India increased from 49 years in 1972 to 67.2 years in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.65%.

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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.