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Afghanistan Life Expectancy 1950-2024

Chart and table of Afghanistan life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for Afghanistan in 2024 is 66.25 years, a 0.43% increase from 2023.
  • The life expectancy for Afghanistan in 2023 was 65.97 years, a 0.51% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for Afghanistan in 2022 was 65.63 years, a 0.52% increase from 2021.
  • The life expectancy for Afghanistan in 2021 was 65.29 years, a 0.52% increase from 2020.
  
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name 2024 Life Expectancy
Nepal 71.97
Tajikistan 71.94
Rwanda 70.27
Senegal 69.11
Madagascar 68.51
Ethiopia 68.12
Eritrea 67.77
Tanzania 66.67
Yemen 66.59
Afghanistan 66.25
Malawi 66.00
Liberia 65.25
Haiti 65.25
Comoros 65.22
Uganda 64.67
Niger 63.95
Gambia 63.55
Burkina Faso 63.34
Benin 63.10
Burundi 63.03
Guinea 62.93
Mozambique 62.51
Zimbabwe 62.41
Togo 62.40
Mali 60.86
Guinea-Bissau 59.67
South Sudan 58.99
Somalia 58.61
Sierra Leone 56.27
Chad 55.44
Central African Republic 54.68
Afghanistan - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2024 66.25 0.430%
2023 65.97 0.510%
2022 65.63 0.520%
2021 65.29 0.520%
2020 64.96 0.520%
2019 64.62 0.530%
2018 64.28 0.610%
2017 63.89 0.620%
2016 63.50 0.620%
2015 63.10 0.630%
2014 62.71 0.630%
2013 62.32 0.870%
2012 61.78 0.880%
2011 61.24 0.890%
2010 60.71 0.890%
2009 60.17 0.900%
2008 59.63 0.890%
2007 59.10 0.900%
2006 58.58 0.910%
2005 58.05 0.910%
2004 57.53 0.920%
2003 57.00 0.820%
2002 56.53 0.830%
2001 56.07 0.840%
2000 55.60 0.850%
1999 55.14 0.850%
1998 54.67 1.000%
1997 54.13 1.010%
1996 53.59 1.020%
1995 53.04 1.030%
1994 52.50 1.040%
1993 51.96 1.330%
1992 51.28 1.340%
1991 50.60 1.360%
1990 49.92 1.380%
1989 49.24 1.400%
1988 48.56 1.500%
1987 47.84 1.520%
1986 47.12 1.550%
1985 46.41 1.570%
1984 45.69 1.600%
1983 44.97 1.510%
1982 44.30 1.530%
1981 43.63 1.550%
1980 42.97 1.580%
1979 42.30 1.600%
1978 41.63 1.410%
1977 41.05 1.430%
1976 40.47 1.450%
1975 39.90 1.470%
1974 39.32 1.490%
1973 38.74 1.360%
1972 38.22 1.370%
1971 37.70 1.390%
1970 37.19 1.410%
1969 36.67 1.430%
1968 36.15 1.350%
1967 35.67 1.370%
1966 35.19 1.390%
1965 34.70 1.410%
1964 34.22 1.430%
1963 33.74 1.570%
1962 33.22 1.600%
1961 32.70 1.620%
1960 32.17 1.650%
1959 31.65 1.680%
1958 31.13 1.650%
1957 30.63 1.670%
1956 30.12 1.700%
1955 29.62 1.730%
1954 29.11 1.760%
1953 28.61 1.790%
1952 28.11 1.830%
1951 27.60 1.860%
1950 27.10 0.000%