What is life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan was 78.21 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 78.21 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 47.41 years in 1984.

How does Afghanistan rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Afghanistan ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Life expectancy at age 15 was 78.21 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

78.21 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

201st

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.21 years

in 2100

All-time low

47.41 years

in 1984

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan is 78.21 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan peaked at 78.21 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 47.41 years, in 1984.

That places Afghanistan 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	51.92 years	50.83 years	53.14 years	10
1960s	54.55 years	53.39 years	55.68 years	10
1970s	56.7 years	55.24 years	57.87 years	10
1980s	53.2 years	47.41 years	57.98 years	10
1990s	61.7 years	58.27 years	64.4 years	10
2000s	66.07 years	64.58 years	67.38 years	10
2010s	67.98 years	67.42 years	68.41 years	10
2020s	69.75 years	64.95 years	71.19 years	10
2030s	71.71 years	71.28 years	72.13 years	10
2040s	72.62 years	72.22 years	73.01 years	10
2050s	73.5 years	73.09 years	73.92 years	10
2060s	74.49 years	74.03 years	74.93 years	10
2070s	75.49 years	75.03 years	75.95 years	10
2080s	76.54 years	76.06 years	77.02 years	10
2090s	77.6 years	77.12 years	78.11 years	10
2100s	78.21 years	78.21 years	78.21 years	1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

198 Ghana 78.33 years compare
199 Cameroon 78.31 years compare
200 Zimbabwe 78.24 years compare
202 Namibia 78.2 years compare
203 Micronesia (country) 78.17 years compare
204 Fiji 78.15 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan was 78.21 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 78.21 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 47.41 years in 1984.
How does Afghanistan rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Afghanistan ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.