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South Asia
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Within the “South Asia” group, Maldives leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024 at 81.29 years, while Nepal sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 70.64 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.020.340.661.081.3MaldivesMaldives: 81.29 years81.3Sri LankaSri Lanka: 77.67 years77.7BangladeshBangladesh: 74.93 years74.9BhutanBhutan: 73.26 years73.3IndiaIndia: 72.24 years72.2NepalNepal: 70.64 years70.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Maldives 81.29 years
2 Sri Lanka 77.67 years
3 Bangladesh 74.93 years
4 Bhutan 73.26 years
5 India 72.24 years
6 Nepal 70.64 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024, Maldives leads with a gap of 3.61 years to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Nepal at 70.64 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.