Healthy life expectancy in Afghanistan
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan was 53.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Afghanistan, 2023
53.3
Change from 2022
+2.5%
Position in 2023
173rd of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Afghanistan over time
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Afghanistan
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 53.3 years |
| 2022 | 52.0 years |
| 2021 | 49.5 years |
| 2020 | 50.4 years |
| 2019 | 51.6 years |
| 2018 | 51.5 years |
| 2017 | 51.6 years |
| 2016 | 51.3 years |
| 2015 | 51.0 years |
| 2014 | 51.0 years |
| 2013 | 50.8 years |
| 2012 | 50.4 years |
| 2011 | 49.9 years |
| 2010 | 49.4 years |
| 2009 | 48.9 years |
| 2008 | 48.4 years |
| 2007 | 47.8 years |
| 2006 | 47.6 years |
| 2005 | 47.3 years |
| 2004 | 46.9 years |
| 2003 | 46.5 years |
| 2002 | 45.7 years |
| 2001 | 44.8 years |
| 2000 | 44.6 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5% from 52.0 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 50.8 years, the figure has changed by +4.9%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Afghanistan has the 173rd highest value.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Life expectancy at birth
66.3 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
UHC service coverage
42
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
20.6%
2024 · WHO