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List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth

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List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth

Summary

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India is composed of 28 states and 8 union territories (including Delhi). The last change in the administrative structure took place in 2019-2020, when the two union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli were merged into one, called Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Life expectancy in India is below the global average, but is increasing at a rate that exceeds the global average.

According to estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in India was 72.00 years (70.52 for male, 73.60 for female). For comparison, life expectancy in the world was 73.17.

Estimation of the World Bank Group for India for 2023 is exactly the same: 72.00 years in total (70.52 for male, 73.60 for female). With average life expectany in the world 73.33 years.

Estimations of SRS

These are data of Indian national demographic survey "Sample Registration System" (SRS). Tables below contains only data for biggest states and union territories. Record "India on average" contains averaged data for all states and union territories.

2016—2020

2016—2020}}, according to estimation of SRS<ref name=&quot;RCCGI_2020&quot; />
stateon the wholeurbanruralurban
{{nobrΔ rural}}overallmalesfemalesF {{nobrΔ M}}overallmalesfemalesFoverallmalesfemalesF
India on average70.068.671.42.873.271.974.52.668.667.270.12.94.6
Delhi75.874.177.73.675.874.177.83.774.076.61.8
Kerala75.071.978.06.174.771.578.06.575.272.378.15.8−0.5
Jammu and Kashmir74.372.676.33.778.176.080.54.572.771.174.63.55.4
Himachal Pradesh73.570.377.57.277.174.781.06.373.269.977.27.33.9
Tamil Nadu73.271.075.54.575.873.778.24.570.568.372.94.65.3
Maharashtra72.971.674.32.774.673.476.12.771.670.273.02.83.0
Punjab72.570.874.53.775.573.378.14.870.969.272.93.74.6
West Bengal72.371.173.62.574.573.875.31.571.169.672.73.13.4
Andhra Pradesh70.669.172.23.172.771.673.82.269.768.071.63.63.0
Uttarakhand70.667.573.96.471.068.873.74.970.367.073.96.90.7
Gujarat70.568.173.25.172.270.973.62.769.265.973.17.23.0
Odisha70.369.171.42.372.270.973.22.369.868.771.02.32.4
Telangana70.068.771.42.772.272.072.40.468.466.570.54.03.8
Haryana69.967.373.05.772.069.575.15.668.766.171.95.83.3
Karnataka69.867.971.94.073.371.974.82.968.266.070.64.65.1
Jharkhand69.670.568.9−1.672.271.972.40.568.870.067.9−2.13.4
Bihar69.569.769.2−0.571.972.371.3−1.069.169.368.9−0.42.8
Rajasthan69.467.171.74.672.671.573.62.168.465.871.25.44.2
Assam67.967.368.61.374.173.375.01.766.766.267.41.27.4
Madhya Pradesh67.465.569.54.070.869.372.43.166.464.368.74.44.4
Uttar Pradesh66.065.366.71.469.269.169.30.265.064.265.91.74.2
Chhattisgarh65.163.566.83.368.066.769.42.764.362.666.03.43.7

Data source: RCCGI

2015—2019

2015—2019}}, according to estimation of SRS<ref name=&quot;RCCGI_2019&quot; />
stateon the wholeurbanruralurban
{{nobrΔ rural}}overallmalesfemalesF {{nobrΔ M}}overallmalesfemalesFoverallmalesfemalesF
India on average69.768.471.12.773.071.874.22.468.366.969.72.84.7
Delhi75.974.377.53.275.974.477.63.273.671.375.64.32.3
Kerala75.272.378.05.775.172.178.05.975.272.478.15.7−0.1
Jammu and Kashmir74.272.676.13.577.675.779.63.972.871.274.63.44.8
Himachal Pradesh73.169.977.17.277.874.982.37.472.869.476.87.45.0
Punjab72.871.174.73.675.473.078.65.671.369.773.33.64.1
Maharashtra72.771.674.02.474.573.276.02.871.470.272.52.33.1
Tamil Nadu72.670.674.94.374.973.077.14.170.468.372.74.44.5
West Bengal72.171.073.22.274.373.675.11.570.969.572.22.73.4
Uttarakhand70.667.673.96.371.068.773.75.070.467.173.96.80.6
Andhra Pradesh70.368.971.82.972.771.873.51.769.467.771.23.53.3
Gujarat70.267.972.84.972.070.873.22.468.965.772.56.83.1
Haryana69.967.772.64.972.470.175.04.968.666.371.45.13.8
Telangana69.868.671.12.571.971.772.10.468.366.670.13.53.6
Odisha69.868.571.12.672.271.373.11.869.368.070.72.72.9
Karnataka69.567.971.33.472.871.773.92.267.966.070.04.04.9
Jharkhand69.470.268.8−1.472.271.872.60.868.669.667.7−1.93.6
Bihar69.269.668.8−0.872.072.571.4−1.168.869.268.4−0.83.2
Rajasthan69.066.871.34.572.671.873.31.567.965.470.65.24.7
Assam67.566.868.31.574.173.374.91.666.265.667.01.47.9
Madhya Pradesh67.065.269.13.970.769.472.22.865.963.868.14.34.8
Uttar Pradesh65.665.066.21.268.968.869.00.264.663.865.31.54.3
Chhattisgarh65.363.766.93.268.367.069.82.864.462.866.03.23.9

Data source: RCCGI

Estimations of NFHS

2015—2016}}, according to estimation of NFHS<ref name=&quot;Yadav_2023&quot; />
2019—2021}}, according to estimation of NFHS<ref name=&quot;Yadav_2023&quot; />
Alternative visualization for 2019—2021, according to NFHS<ref name=&quot;Yadav_2023&quot; />

Data about life expectancy according to alternative survey "National Family Health Survey" (NFHS). These table allow to estimate influence of the COVID-19 pandemic to various Indian territories.

state2015-2016change2019-2021overallmalesfemalesF {{nobrΔ M}}overallmalesfemalesF
India on average66.664.369.24.9−0.865.862.968.96.0
Nagaland76.273.079.86.8−0.875.471.579.98.4
Kerala73.970.177.87.7−2.771.267.175.58.4
Chandigarh73.369.179.510.4−6.866.564.169.45.3
Dadra and Nagar Haveli73.073.472.7−0.7
Mizoram72.166.181.014.90.072.166.978.411.5
Punjab71.169.073.54.5−4.966.263.369.46.1
Himachal Pradesh70.867.574.36.8−0.270.667.973.25.3
Maharashtra70.267.972.84.9−0.969.366.472.46.0
Rajasthan70.267.373.46.11.371.568.175.47.3
Manipur70.166.074.58.5−2.567.663.771.78.0
Sikkim69.869.470.71.3−3.965.962.770.27.5
Goa69.766.174.07.93.673.368.779.110.4
Jammu and Kashmir69.267.670.83.22.671.870.972.81.9
Delhi69.266.873.16.3−1.268.065.271.36.1
Gujarat68.765.972.06.1−1.067.764.371.57.2
Lakshadweep68.565.971.65.72.771.266.176.310.2
Meghalaya68.565.072.67.60.368.866.571.44.9
Haryana68.465.871.96.1−2.466.061.971.09.1
West Bengal68.367.469.21.8−3.664.763.066.63.6
Karnataka68.264.672.37.7−0.967.363.272.08.8
Tripura67.864.471.87.4−1.866.063.768.64.9
Uttarakhand67.664.171.67.50.768.365.471.46.0
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands67.464.171.57.4−0.367.162.184.322.2
Jharkhand66.764.968.63.7−2.064.762.766.74.0
Chhattisgarh66.464.668.33.7−2.663.860.867.06.2
Puducherry66.360.373.913.6−1.764.659.070.711.7
Daman and Diu66.261.772.510.8
Madhya Pradesh66.063.668.85.20.266.263.269.56.3
Uttar Pradesh64.963.366.63.3−1.963.060.665.65.0
Odisha64.763.466.12.7−0.564.261.467.15.7
Arunachal Pradesh64.663.066.53.52.967.565.070.25.2
Andhra Pradesh64.259.969.29.3−0.863.459.667.88.2
Tamil Nadu63.660.267.47.20.363.959.369.19.8
Assam63.561.066.45.42.666.163.169.56.4
Bihar63.062.064.02.01.464.463.365.42.1
Telangana62.458.466.88.41.463.860.467.36.9
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu70.667.776.99.2

Data source: NFHS via Yadav et al.

Estimations of the Global Data Lab

Main article: List of Asian regions by life expectancy

region20192019
→202120212021
→202220222019
→2022overallmalefemale{{nobrF Δ M}}overalloverallmalefemale
India on average70.9169.5372.402.87−3.6767.240.5067.7466.2669.383.12−3.17
Kerala76.8675.1179.514.40−3.9872.880.5573.4371.5876.204.62−3.43
Puducherry76.4174.6978.984.29−3.9672.450.5573.0071.1875.694.51−3.41
Goa75.9074.2278.374.15−3.9371.970.5472.5170.7375.114.38−3.39
Jammu and Kashmir75.1073.4877.423.94−3.8971.210.5471.7570.0374.204.17−3.35
Arunachal Pradesh74.9973.3877.293.91−3.8871.110.5471.6569.9374.084.15−3.34
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands74.5973.0076.813.81−3.8670.730.5371.2669.5773.624.05−3.33
Daman and Diu74.5772.9976.793.80−3.8670.710.5371.2469.5673.604.04−3.33
Sikkim74.4272.8476.613.77−3.8570.570.5371.1069.4273.424.00−3.32
Tamil Nadu73.8472.3075.923.62−3.8270.020.5270.5468.9072.763.86−3.30
Chandigarh73.5672.0475.583.54−3.8169.750.5270.2768.6572.443.79−3.29
Maharashtra73.4071.8975.393.50−3.8069.600.5270.1268.5172.263.75−3.28
Manipur73.2371.7375.193.46−3.7969.440.5269.9668.3672.063.70−3.27
Karnataka73.1471.6475.083.44−3.7869.360.5269.8868.2871.963.68−3.26
Lakshadweep73.1571.5375.283.75−3.7969.360.5269.8868.1772.153.98−3.27
Mizoram73.0871.5975.013.42−3.7869.300.5269.8268.2371.893.66−3.26
Nagaland73.0171.5274.923.40−3.7869.230.5269.7568.1671.813.65−3.26
Himachal Pradesh72.9971.5074.893.39−3.7869.210.5269.7368.1471.783.64−3.26
West Bengal72.9671.4774.873.40−3.7769.190.5169.7068.1271.753.63−3.26
New Delhi72.6571.1874.493.31−3.7668.890.5169.4067.8371.393.56−3.25
Telangana72.5571.0874.373.29−3.7668.790.5269.3167.7471.283.54−3.24
Dadra and Nagar Haveli72.0170.5873.733.15−3.7268.290.5168.8067.2670.663.40−3.21
Punjab71.8170.3873.483.10−3.7268.090.5168.6067.0770.423.35−3.21
Gujarat71.6470.2273.273.05−3.7167.930.5168.4466.9270.233.31−3.20
Assam71.6270.2073.253.05−3.7167.910.5168.4266.9070.203.30−3.20
Meghalaya71.5370.1273.153.03−3.7067.830.5168.3466.8270.103.28−3.19
Andhra Pradesh71.3869.9772.962.99−3.6967.690.5068.1966.6869.933.25−3.19
Rajasthan71.2869.8872.852.97−3.6867.600.5068.1066.6069.823.22−3.18
Haryana71.2169.8172.762.95−3.6867.530.5068.0366.5369.733.20−3.18
Uttarakhand70.8969.5072.372.87−3.6767.220.5067.7266.2469.363.12−3.17
Odisha70.7069.3272.142.82−3.6667.040.5067.5466.0669.143.08−3.16
Chhattisgarh70.2768.9171.622.71−3.6466.630.5067.1365.6768.642.97−3.14
Tripura70.0768.7271.382.66−3.6366.440.5066.9465.4968.412.92−3.13
Jharkhand69.9668.6271.252.63−3.6266.340.5066.8465.3968.282.89−3.12
Madhya Pradesh69.5768.2470.772.53−3.6065.970.4966.4665.0367.832.80−3.11
Bihar68.7267.4169.732.32−3.5665.160.4965.6564.2466.832.59−3.07
Uttar Pradesh68.5267.2169.492.28−3.5564.970.4965.4664.0566.602.55−3.06

Data source: Global Data Lab

Other estimations

Life expectancy in states and union territories of India, an estimated average for 2011-2016

This is a list of Indian states by life expectancy at birth. The figures come from the Human Development Index Report, published in 2011, by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India and Sample Registration Survey (SRS) based life table 2010–14.

The report provides life expectancy at birth based on mortality rates in years 2002–06, 2010–14, 2019, and 2019-21.

RankStateLife expectancy at birth2021doi=10.1186/s13690-023-01170-8doi-access=freetitle=Impact of COVID-19 on subnational variations in life expectancy and life disparity at birth in India: Evidence from NFHS and SRS datadate=2023last1=Yadavfirst1=Pawan Kumarlast2=Yadavfirst2=Suryakantjournal=Archives of Public Healthvolume=81issue=1page=165pmid=37667348pmc=10476359 }}20192014–17title=ABRIDGED LIFE TABLES- 2010-14url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Vital_Statistics/SRS_Life_Table/2.Analysis_2010-14.pdfpage=5publisher=OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL & CENSUS COMMISSIONER, INDIAaccessdate=12 January 2017url-status=livearchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110123124/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Vital_Statistics/SRS_Life_Table/2.Analysis_2010-14.pdfarchivedate=10 January 2017 }}2002–06012345668881112131415161718192021212324242627272930313233333536
India67.2465.870.91696863.5
Nagaland69.8475.473.65---
Goa72.5973.376.55---
Mizoram67.1572.170.81---
Jammu and Kashmir69.5671.873.3674.172.6-
Rajasthan67.1371.570.8068.567.762.0
Kerala74.2371.278.2974.769.964.1
Lakshadweep71.0171.274.88---
Himachal Pradesh69.1970.672.9672.671.667.02
Daman and Diu70.674.04---
Dadra and Nagar Haveli70.673.57---
Maharashtra70.669.374.4672.571.667.2
Meghalaya68.9368.872.69---
Uttarakhand67.6668.371.3571.771.760.0
Delhi68.074.1975.274.973.8
Gujarat68.4467.772.1869.768.7-
Manipur70.8767.674.73---
Arunachal Pradesh69.8767.573.68---
Karnataka70.567.374.3469.268.865.3
Andaman and Nicobar Islands73.3167.177.32---
Chandigarh70.7166.574.57---
Punjab69.7366.273.5472.471.669.4
Madhya Pradesh65.0566.268.606664.258.0
Assam66.3866.17066.263.958.9
Haryana69.1266.072.9069.768.6-
Tripura70.2566.074.08---
Sikkim71.0465.974.92---
West Bengal69.4864.773.2771.270.264.9
Jharkhand66.4964.770.1268.666.658.0
Puducherry71.664.675.51---
Bihar66.364.469.9268.968.161.6
Odisha66.6264.270.1668.465.859.6
Tamil Nadu71.463.975.2971.770.666.2
Telangana68.5963.872.33---
Chhattisgarh64.7663.868.3065.264.858.0
Andhra Pradesh67.6963.471.3969.768.564.4
Uttar Pradesh63.3963.066.856564.160.0

Data about life expectancy according to a 2024 study by Yadav et al. which estimates district and state-wise life expectancy model-based (Bayesian hierarchical model) using NFHS-5 data on infant mortality rate and life tables showing age-specific mortality rates.

state2019-2021overallmalesfemalesF
India on average73.271.974.52.6
Nagaland84.182.585.93.4
Sikkim83.082.883.20.4
Tamil Nadu81.380.182.72.6
Kerala79.980.179.7-0.4
Goa78.779.078.3-0.7
Puducherry78.278.278.20.0
Lakshadweep78.278.278.20.0
Karnataka75.973.878.24.4
Haryana75.873.278.75.5
Punjab75.174.675.71.1
Jammu and Kashmir75.075.075.00.0
Mizoram74.974.874.90.1
Maharashtra74.674.374.90.6
Meghalaya74.472.976.03.1
Gujarat74.374.074.70.7
Himachal Pradesh74.273.974.50.6
Arunachal Pradesh74.273.774.71.0
Manipur74.071.476.75.3
Delhi72.472.672.3-0.3
Uttarakhand72.372.672.0-0.6
Assam71.668.974.55.6
Tripura71.169.972.22.3
Rajasthan70.965.776.811.1
Chhattisgarh70.269.670.91.3
Uttar Pradesh69.868.970.71.8
Odisha69.568.570.62.1
Bihar69.368.570.31.8
Telangana69.069.268.7-0.5
Jharkhand68.466.970.13.2
West Bengal68.168.068.10.1
Madhya Pradesh68.166.769.62.9
Chandigarh65.961.970.78.8
Andhra Pradesh64.862.267.75.5
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Data source: Yadav et al.

Expectation of life at birth by sex and residence, India

YearCombinedRuralUrbanTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemale
197349.750.549.048.048.947.158.958.859.2
197852.352.552.150.651.050.360.159.660.8
198355.455.455.753.754.053.662.861.664.1
198857.757.758.156.156.156.263.462.064.9
198958.358.158.656.856.756.963.862.365.3
199058.758.659.057.457.257.464.162.865.5
199159.459.059.758.057.958.164.963.566.3
199260.059.460.458.658.258.765.464.166.7
199360.359.760.958.958.559.365.964.567.3
199460.760.161.459.458.959.866.364.967.7
199561.160.461.859.959.360.266.665.168.0
199661.460.662.260.159.560.566.865.368.2
199761.560.862.360.359.760.966.465.167.9
199861.961.262.760.760.161.366.765.468.3
199962.361.463.361.160.361.967.165.768.7
200062.961.964.061.660.762.567.666.169.2
200163.462.364.662.261.163.268.066.569.7
200263.962.865.262.761.663.868.466.970.0
200364.363.165.663.061.964.268.667.270.3
200464.763.566.163.562.364.768.967.470.6
200565.063.766.563.862.665.269.067.570.7
200665.464.066.964.262.965.769.067.570.8
200765.764.367.264.563.266.069.267.671.0
200866.164.667.764.963.566.569.668.071.4
200966.564.968.265.363.867.070.168.471.9
201067.065.468.865.864.267.670.669.072.4
201167.565.869.366.364.668.171.269.673.0
201267.966.469.666.765.168.471.570.073.5

Charts

File:Life expectancy by WBG -India.png|Development of life expectancy in India according to estimation of the World Bank Group File:Life expectancy by WBG -India -diff.png|Life expectancy with calculated sex gap File:Life expectancy by WBG -India -leader.png|Life expectancy in comparison to president of the country File:Life expectancy by WBG -India (2) -leader.png|Life expectancy in comparison to prime minister of the country File:Life-expectancy, 1881 to 2023, IND.svg|Life expectancy in India according to estimation of File:Life expectancy in some big countries.png|Development of life expectancy in India in comparison to some big countries of the world File:Life expectancy in Asian countries.png|Development of life expectancy in India in comparison to other big countries of Asia File:Life expectancy in countries of South-East Asia and Oceania.png|Development of life expectancy in India in comparison to some countries of South-East Asia and Oceania

File:Healthy life expectancy bar chart -world.png|Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in India on the background of other countries of the world in 2019 File:Healthy life expectancy bar chart -world -sex.png|Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately

File:Healthy life expectancy bar chart -Asia and Oceania.png|Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in India on the background of countries of Asia and Oceania in 2019 File:Healthy life expectancy bar chart -Asia and Oceania -sex.png|Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately

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  • Ponnapalli et al. (2013), Aging and the Demographic mad man Transition in India and Its States: A Comparative Perspective, International Journal of Asian Social Science, 3(1), pp 171–193
  • The Future Population on India Population Research Bureau

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