Major state and territory reporting areas ranked by life expectancy at birth; years, 2019–23.
This comparison ranks life expectancy at birth across 22 major Indian state and territory reporting areas for 2019–23. The values are years a newborn would be expected to live under the period’s mortality rates. Kerala ranked first at 75.1 years, while Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir shared 74.4 years. At the lower end, Punjab, Telangana and West Bengal each recorded 70.8 years.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 75.1 | 2019–23 |
| 2 | Himachal Pradesh | 74.4 | 2019–23 |
| 3 | Jammu and Kashmir | 74.4 | 2019–23 |
| 4 | Delhi | 74.2 | 2019–23 |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu | 73.4 | 2019–23 |
| 6 | Maharashtra | 72.8 | 2019–23 |
| 7 | West Bengal | 72.5 | 2019–23 |
| 8 | Uttarakhand | 71.3 | 2019–23 |
| 9 | Punjab | 70.8 | 2019–23 |
| 10 | Telangana | 70.8 | 2019–23 |
Source 1: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024–25 — State-wise Life Expectancy
Publisher: Reserve Bank of India
Dataset/table: State-wise Life Expectancy
Units: years
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Provides the 2019–23 life expectancy, total values for the complete reporting-area universe used in the ranking.
Life expectancy is a period measure in years under the mortality rates observed across the five-year reference period. The source covers 22 major reporting areas.
Life expectancy at birth for 2019–23 is ordered from highest to lowest or lowest to highest as stated in the title. Boundary ties are retained.
Every value uses the same Reserve Bank of India release, 2019–23 mortality period, total-population definition and year unit.
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