Life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan
Life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan was 66.3 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Afghanistan, 2024
66.3
Change from 2023
+0.4%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
184th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.3 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 66.0 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 65.6 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 60.4 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 61.5 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 62.9 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 62.4 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 62.4 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 62.6 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 62.3 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 62.3 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 62.2 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 61.7 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 61.3 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 60.7 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 60.2 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 59.7 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 59.0 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 58.6 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 58.2 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 57.8 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 57.2 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 56.2 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 55.5 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 55.0 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 66.0 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 62.3 years, the figure has changed by +6.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 184th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Life expectancy at birth, women
67.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
64.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
53.3 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
42
2023 · WHO