Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Afghanistan

Male life expectancy in Afghanistan in 2024 — 64.7 years. Ranked 173 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 101.3%.

2024 64.7 years +0.37% vs 2023
World rank 173of 217
Period maximum 64.7 years2024
Period minimum 27.82 years1984

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Afghanistan, 1960–202420304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 32.14 years1962: 33.1 years1964: 34 years1966: 34.88 years1968: 35.83 years1970: 36.75 years1972: 37.68 years1974: 38.73 years1976: 39.79 years1978: 38.86 years1980: 37.43 years1982: 33.25 years1984: 27.82 years1986: 35.27 years1988: 40.74 years1990: 42.71 years1992: 43.77 years1994: 48.88 years1996: 51.26 years1998: 50.64 years2000: 53.46 years2002: 54.99 years2004: 56.52 years2006: 56.97 years2008: 57.98 years2010: 59.1 years2012: 60.1 years2014: 60.5 years2016: 60.66 years2018: 59.18 years2020: 58.46 years2022: 63.94 years2024: 64.7 years
Change over the period: +32.57 (+101.34%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 64.7 years
World 71.12 years
South Asia 71.01 years
Southern Asia computed 70.43 years
Low-income countries computed 62.79 years
Male life expectancy — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 64.7 +0.24 +0.37%
2023 64.47 +0.53 +0.82%
2022 63.94 +6.89 +12.07%
2021 57.05 −1.4 −2.4%
2020 58.46 −1.46 −2.43%
2019 59.91 +0.73 +1.24%
2018 59.18 −0.21 −0.36%
2017 59.39 −1.27 −2.1%
2016 60.66 +0.3 +0.49%
2015 60.36 −0.13 −0.22%
2014 60.5 −0.04 −0.06%
2013 60.53 +0.44 +0.72%
2012 60.1 +0.47 +0.79%
2011 59.63 +0.53 +0.89%
2010 59.1 +0.42 +0.71%
2009 58.68 +0.7 +1.2%
2008 57.98 +0.86 +1.51%
2007 57.12 +0.15 +0.26%
2006 56.97 +0.09 +0.17%
2005 56.88 +0.36 +0.64%
2004 56.52 +0.67 +1.2%
2003 55.85 +0.86 +1.57%
2002 54.99 +1.04 +1.94%
2001 53.94 +0.48 +0.89%
2000 53.46 +0.36 +0.68%
1999 53.1 +2.47 +4.87%
1998 50.64 −1.09 −2.11%
1997 51.73 +0.47 +0.91%
1996 51.26 +0.72 +1.43%
1995 50.54 +1.65 +3.38%
1994 48.88 −0.87 −1.75%
1993 49.76 +5.99 +13.69%
1992 43.77 +0.81 +1.88%
1991 42.96 +0.25 +0.58%
1990 42.71 +0.58 +1.38%
1989 42.13 +1.39 +3.41%
1988 40.74 +5.14 +14.44%
1987 35.6 +0.33 +0.94%
1986 35.27 +6.88 +24.22%
1985 28.39 +0.57 +2.05%
1984 27.82 −5.78 −17.19%
1983 33.6 +0.35 +1.05%
1982 33.25 −4.18 −11.17%
1981 37.43 +0.01 +0.01%
1980 37.43 +0.34 +0.91%
1979 37.09 −1.76 −4.54%
1978 38.86 −1.51 −3.74%
1977 40.36 +0.58 +1.45%
1976 39.79 +0.53 +1.34%
1975 39.26 +0.53 +1.36%
1974 38.73 +0.52 +1.36%
1973 38.21 +0.53 +1.41%
1972 37.68 +0.48 +1.29%
1971 37.2 +0.45 +1.24%
1970 36.75 +0.46 +1.27%
1969 36.29 +0.46 +1.29%
1968 35.83 +0.5 +1.42%
1967 35.32 +0.45 +1.28%
1966 34.88 +0.44 +1.27%
1965 34.44 +0.43 +1.28%
1964 34 +0.46 +1.37%
1963 33.54 +0.45 +1.34%
1962 33.1 +0.47 +1.45%
1961 32.63 +0.49 +1.52%
1960 32.14

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.