Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Southern Asia

Life expectancy at birth in Southern Asia in 2024 — 72.1 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 59.5%.

2024 72.1 years +0.3% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 72.1 years2024
Period minimum 45.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Southern Asia, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45.2 years1962: 45.9 years1964: 46.8 years1966: 46.4 years1968: 48.3 years1970: 48.4 years1972: 49.7 years1974: 50.7 years1976: 51.7 years1978: 52.8 years1980: 53.9 years1982: 54.9 years1984: 56 years1986: 57 years1988: 57.9 years1990: 58.7 years1992: 59.5 years1994: 60.3 years1996: 61.1 years1998: 62 years2000: 62.9 years2002: 63.9 years2004: 64.7 years2006: 65.6 years2008: 66.4 years2010: 67.2 years2012: 68.1 years2014: 68.9 years2016: 69.6 years2018: 70.3 years2020: 69.8 years2022: 71.5 years2024: 72.1 years
Change over the period: +26.9 (+59.53%) Average annual rate: 0.73 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia

Southern Asia 72.1 years
World 73.5 years
Life expectancy at birth — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 72.1 +0.2 +0.3%
2023 71.9 +0.3 +0.45%
2022 71.5 +3.9 +5.69%
2021 67.7 −2.1 −3.02%
2020 69.8 −0.8 −1.13%
2019 70.6 +0.3 +0.46%
2018 70.3 +0.3 +0.48%
2017 69.9 +0.3 +0.49%
2016 69.6 +0.4 +0.56%
2015 69.2 +0.4 +0.52%
2014 68.9 +0.4 +0.58%
2013 68.5 +0.4 +0.58%
2012 68.1 +0.4 +0.61%
2011 67.6 +0.4 +0.64%
2010 67.2 +0.5 +0.69%
2009 66.8 +0.4 +0.57%
2008 66.4 +0.4 +0.63%
2007 66 +0.4 +0.6%
2006 65.6 +0.5 +0.79%
2005 65.1 +0.4 +0.62%
2004 64.7 +0.4 +0.62%
2003 64.3 +0.4 +0.62%
2002 63.9 +0.5 +0.77%
2001 63.4 +0.4 +0.71%
2000 62.9 +0.5 +0.79%
1999 62.4 +0.5 +0.78%
1998 62 +0.4 +0.72%
1997 61.5 +0.4 +0.67%
1996 61.1 +0.4 +0.67%
1995 60.7 +0.4 +0.63%
1994 60.3 +0.4 +0.65%
1993 59.9 +0.4 +0.67%
1992 59.5 +0.6 +1.05%
1991 58.9 +0.2 +0.42%
1990 58.7 +0.3 +0.58%
1989 58.3 +0.5 +0.83%
1988 57.9 +0.5 +0.79%
1987 57.4 +0.4 +0.75%
1986 57 +0.5 +0.97%
1985 56.4 +0.4 +0.8%
1984 56 +0.5 +0.92%
1983 55.5 +0.5 +0.97%
1982 54.9 +0.5 +0.98%
1981 54.4 +0.5 +0.88%
1980 53.9 +0.5 +1.02%
1979 53.4 +0.6 +1.19%
1978 52.8 +0.5 +0.95%
1977 52.3 +0.5 +0.99%
1976 51.7 +0.5 +1.02%
1975 51.2 +0.6 +1.12%
1974 50.7 +0.5 +0.99%
1973 50.2 +0.4 +0.87%
1972 49.7 +2.8 +6%
1971 46.9 −1.5 −3.16%
1970 48.4 −0.2 −0.45%
1969 48.7 +0.4 +0.85%
1968 48.3 +1.4 +3.02%
1967 46.8 +0.4 +0.84%
1966 46.4 +0.5 +1.18%
1965 45.9 −0.8 −1.81%
1964 46.8 +0.4 +0.94%
1963 46.3 +0.4 +0.82%
1962 45.9 +0.4 +0.87%
1961 45.5 +0.4 +0.78%
1960 45.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.