Life expectancy at birth, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 66.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Afghanistan stood at 66.29 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Afghanistan peaked at 66.29 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.47 years, in 1984.
That places Afghanistan 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.9 years | 32.8 years | 36.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.28 years | 37.46 years | 41.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.98 years | 31.47 years | 44.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.44 years | 45.12 years | 54.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.74 years | 55.01 years | 60.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.08 years | 60.7 years | 62.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.96 years | 60.42 years | 66.29 years | 5 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 621,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 556,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 595,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 569,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 608,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 581,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 607,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 619,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 647,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 542,847 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Afghanistan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Afghanistan was 66.29 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.29 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.47 years in 1984.
- How does Afghanistan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.