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India - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 72.23

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

72.23 (2024)

Global rank

##137 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1960

1.58×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#30#59#88#117#146#17519601970198019902000201020202024#160#1372020 overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2022 overtook Honduras
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. India climbed from #160 to #137 (overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
Overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

2022
Overtook Honduras in global rank auto
2022
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202445.5654.4563.3472.23

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