Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Afghanistan

Adult mortality rate, female in Afghanistan in 2024 — 175.9 per 1,000. Ranked 156 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 67.8%.

2024 175.9 per 1,000 −1.57% vs 2023
World rank 156of 191
Period maximum 547 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 175.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Afghanistan, 1960–2024020040060019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 547 per 1,0001962: 535.2 per 1,0001964: 524 per 1,0001966: 512.5 per 1,0001968: 501.7 per 1,0001970: 489.9 per 1,0001972: 477.9 per 1,0001974: 465.7 per 1,0001976: 454.3 per 1,0001978: 455.8 per 1,0001980: 460.4 per 1,0001982: 490.1 per 1,0001984: 538.1 per 1,0001986: 459.3 per 1,0001988: 409.4 per 1,0001990: 390.2 per 1,0001992: 370.9 per 1,0001994: 330.9 per 1,0001996: 316 per 1,0001998: 320.9 per 1,0002000: 293.4 per 1,0002002: 284.7 per 1,0002004: 266.3 per 1,0002006: 255.8 per 1,0002008: 242.4 per 1,0002010: 232.9 per 1,0002012: 222 per 1,0002014: 215 per 1,0002016: 208.9 per 1,0002018: 198.9 per 1,0002020: 221.3 per 1,0002022: 181.8 per 1,0002024: 175.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −371 (−67.83%) Average annual rate: -1.76 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Afghanistan 175.9 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
South Asia 118.2 per 1,000
Southern Asia computed 117.9 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 181.3 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 175.9 −2.8 −1.57%
2023 178.8 −3.1 −1.7%
2022 181.8 −58.1 −24.2%
2021 239.9 +18.6 +8.4%
2020 221.3 +25.3 +12.9%
2019 196 −2.8 −1.43%
2018 198.9 −2.9 −1.46%
2017 201.8 −7 −3.37%
2016 208.9 −4.8 −2.26%
2015 213.7 −1.4 −0.63%
2014 215 −2.1 −0.95%
2013 217.1 −4.9 −2.2%
2012 222 −5.1 −2.23%
2011 227 −5.8 −2.51%
2010 232.9 −5.1 −2.16%
2009 238 −4.4 −1.82%
2008 242.4 −6.8 −2.73%
2007 249.2 −6.6 −2.59%
2006 255.8 −5.2 −1.99%
2005 261 −5.3 −1.97%
2004 266.3 −6.3 −2.31%
2003 272.6 −12.2 −4.27%
2002 284.7 −2.9 −1.02%
2001 287.7 −5.7 −1.94%
2000 293.4 −6.1 −2.02%
1999 299.4 −21.4 −6.68%
1998 320.9 +7.9 +2.53%
1997 312.9 −3 −0.96%
1996 316 −8.1 −2.5%
1995 324.1 −6.8 −2.07%
1994 330.9 −7.1 −2.11%
1993 338.1 −32.9 −8.86%
1992 370.9 −13.3 −3.47%
1991 384.3 −5.9 −1.51%
1990 390.2 −6.5 −1.63%
1989 396.6 −12.8 −3.13%
1988 409.4 −44.2 −9.74%
1987 453.6 −5.6 −1.23%
1986 459.3 −70.1 −13.23%
1985 529.3 −8.8 −1.63%
1984 538.1 +55 +11.38%
1983 483.1 −7 −1.43%
1982 490.1 +32.7 +7.14%
1981 457.5 −2.9 −0.64%
1980 460.4 −5.5 −1.18%
1979 465.9 +10.1 +2.21%
1978 455.8 +7.5 +1.67%
1977 448.3 −6 −1.32%
1976 454.3 −5.6 −1.23%
1975 460 −5.7 −1.22%
1974 465.7 −6 −1.28%
1973 471.7 −6.2 −1.3%
1972 477.9 −6.2 −1.27%
1971 484 −5.8 −1.19%
1970 489.9 −6.1 −1.22%
1969 495.9 −5.7 −1.14%
1968 501.7 −5.2 −1.02%
1967 506.8 −5.7 −1.11%
1966 512.5 −5.8 −1.12%
1965 518.3 −5.7 −1.08%
1964 524 −5.8 −1.1%
1963 529.8 −5.4 −1.02%
1962 535.2 −5.6 −1.03%
1961 540.8 −6.2 −1.13%
1960 547

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

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