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India vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , India's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 72.24, compared to United States's 78.89. That makes India's value 8.4% lower than United States's.

India

Rank #137 of 217 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
72.24
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+4.8%
Peak
72.24 (2024)
Trough
64.94 (2005)

United States

Rank #61 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
78.89
Year-over-year
+0.6%
10-year change
+0.1%
Peak
78.89 (2024)
Trough
76.33 (2021)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), CC BY 4.0.