Female life expectancy in Afghanistan in 2024 — 67.81 years. Ranked 188 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 102.1%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.81 | +0.28 | +0.41% |
| 2023 | 67.54 | +0.3 | +0.45% |
| 2022 | 67.24 | +3.16 | +4.93% |
| 2021 | 64.08 | −0.58 | −0.89% |
| 2020 | 64.66 | −1.49 | −2.25% |
| 2019 | 66.14 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 2018 | 65.94 | +0.34 | +0.51% |
| 2017 | 65.61 | +0.97 | +1.49% |
| 2016 | 64.64 | +0.46 | +0.72% |
| 2015 | 64.18 | +0.17 | +0.26% |
| 2014 | 64.01 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 2013 | 63.81 | +0.47 | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 63.34 | +0.49 | +0.78% |
| 2011 | 62.85 | +0.57 | +0.91% |
| 2010 | 62.28 | +0.49 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.79 | +0.36 | +0.59% |
| 2008 | 61.43 | +0.62 | +1.03% |
| 2007 | 60.8 | +0.68 | +1.13% |
| 2006 | 60.12 | +0.53 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.59 | +0.52 | +0.87% |
| 2004 | 59.07 | +0.6 | +1.03% |
| 2003 | 58.47 | +1.03 | +1.79% |
| 2002 | 57.44 | +0.35 | +0.62% |
| 2001 | 57.09 | +0.53 | +0.94% |
| 2000 | 56.56 | +0.59 | +1.05% |
| 1999 | 55.97 | +1.57 | +2.89% |
| 1998 | 54.39 | −0.33 | −0.6% |
| 1997 | 54.72 | +0.29 | +0.54% |
| 1996 | 54.43 | +0.73 | +1.36% |
| 1995 | 53.69 | +0.56 | +1.05% |
| 1994 | 53.14 | +0.84 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 52.3 | +2.69 | +5.42% |
| 1992 | 49.61 | +1.33 | +2.74% |
| 1991 | 48.28 | +0.58 | +1.21% |
| 1990 | 47.7 | +0.66 | +1.41% |
| 1989 | 47.04 | +1.08 | +2.35% |
| 1988 | 45.96 | +3.36 | +7.88% |
| 1987 | 42.6 | +0.53 | +1.26% |
| 1986 | 42.07 | +4.97 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 37.1 | +0.68 | +1.86% |
| 1984 | 36.42 | −3.67 | −9.16% |
| 1983 | 40.09 | +0.58 | +1.46% |
| 1982 | 39.52 | −2.18 | −5.22% |
| 1981 | 41.7 | +0.32 | +0.76% |
| 1980 | 41.38 | +0.5 | +1.22% |
| 1979 | 40.88 | −0.6 | −1.44% |
| 1978 | 41.48 | −0.4 | −0.96% |
| 1977 | 41.88 | +0.55 | +1.32% |
| 1976 | 41.33 | +0.52 | +1.27% |
| 1975 | 40.81 | +0.52 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 40.29 | +0.51 | +1.29% |
| 1973 | 39.78 | +0.52 | +1.33% |
| 1972 | 39.26 | +0.5 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 38.75 | +0.49 | +1.28% |
| 1970 | 38.26 | +0.5 | +1.33% |
| 1969 | 37.76 | +0.48 | +1.28% |
| 1968 | 37.28 | +0.43 | +1.17% |
| 1967 | 36.85 | +0.47 | +1.29% |
| 1966 | 36.38 | +0.48 | +1.34% |
| 1965 | 35.9 | +0.47 | +1.33% |
| 1964 | 35.43 | +0.48 | +1.38% |
| 1963 | 34.95 | +0.44 | +1.28% |
| 1962 | 34.5 | +0.46 | +1.35% |
| 1961 | 34.04 | +0.49 | +1.47% |
| 1960 | 33.55 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Maldives
83
Sri Lanka
80.75
Iran
79.81
Bangladesh
76.67
Bhutan
75.27
India
73.86
Nepal
72.14
Pakistan
70.32
Afghanistan
67.81
Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, femaleHow many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.