Adult mortality rate, male — all countries

Adult mortality rate, male — Afghanistan

Adult mortality rate, male in Afghanistan in 2024 — 221.6 per 1,000. Ranked 131 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 63%.

2024 221.6 per 1,000 −1.17% vs 2023
World rank 131of 191
Period maximum 798.7 per 1,0001984
Period minimum 221.6 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 male adults

Adult mortality rate, male — Afghanistan, 1960–2024020040060080019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 598.5 per 1,0001962: 586.2 per 1,0001964: 575 per 1,0001966: 564.2 per 1,0001968: 552.7 per 1,0001970: 541.5 per 1,0001972: 530.1 per 1,0001974: 517.1 per 1,0001976: 504 per 1,0001978: 538.7 per 1,0001980: 582.2 per 1,0001982: 682.7 per 1,0001984: 798.7 per 1,0001986: 660.8 per 1,0001988: 558 per 1,0001990: 528.5 per 1,0001992: 525.2 per 1,0001994: 434.6 per 1,0001996: 388.7 per 1,0001998: 409.2 per 1,0002000: 359.8 per 1,0002002: 334.5 per 1,0002004: 315.3 per 1,0002006: 317.5 per 1,0002008: 308.5 per 1,0002010: 291.2 per 1,0002012: 279.8 per 1,0002014: 277.9 per 1,0002016: 280.5 per 1,0002018: 331 per 1,0002020: 344.8 per 1,0002022: 233.4 per 1,0002024: 221.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −376.9 (−62.97%) Average annual rate: -1.54 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Afghanistan 221.6 per 1,000
World 176 per 1,000
South Asia 171.9 per 1,000
Southern Asia computed 173.3 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 256.8 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, male — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 221.6 −2.6 −1.17%
2023 224.2 −9.2 −3.92%
2022 233.4 −154.9 −39.89%
2021 388.3 +43.5 +12.61%
2020 344.8 +28.8 +9.13%
2019 315.9 −15 −4.53%
2018 331 +8.8 +2.74%
2017 322.1 +41.6 +14.85%
2016 280.5 −2.9 −1.03%
2015 283.4 +5.4 +1.96%
2014 277.9 +3.1 +1.14%
2013 274.8 −5 −1.78%
2012 279.8 −5.5 −1.93%
2011 285.3 −5.9 −2.03%
2010 291.2 −4.5 −1.51%
2009 295.7 −12.8 −4.15%
2008 308.5 −13.7 −4.25%
2007 322.2 +4.7 +1.48%
2006 317.5 +4.6 +1.47%
2005 312.9 −2.4 −0.77%
2004 315.3 −9.1 −2.79%
2003 324.3 −10.2 −3.05%
2002 334.5 −20 −5.64%
2001 354.5 −5.3 −1.47%
2000 359.8 −1.6 −0.44%
1999 361.4 −47.8 −11.69%
1998 409.2 +28.1 +7.36%
1997 381.2 −7.5 −1.94%
1996 388.7 −9.9 −2.49%
1995 398.6 −35.9 −8.27%
1994 434.6 +34.1 +8.5%
1993 400.5 −124.7 −23.74%
1992 525.2 −4.4 −0.82%
1991 529.6 +1 +0.19%
1990 528.5 −6.3 −1.19%
1989 534.9 −23.1 −4.14%
1988 558 −101 −15.33%
1987 659 −1.8 −0.27%
1986 660.8 −131 −16.54%
1985 791.7 −7 −0.87%
1984 798.7 +118.3 +17.38%
1983 680.4 −2.2 −0.33%
1982 682.7 +94.8 +16.13%
1981 587.9 +5.6 +0.97%
1980 582.2 −1.9 −0.33%
1979 584.2 +45.5 +8.44%
1978 538.7 +41.7 +8.4%
1977 496.9 −7.1 −1.4%
1976 504 −6.5 −1.27%
1975 510.5 −6.5 −1.26%
1974 517.1 −6.5 −1.23%
1973 523.5 −6.6 −1.24%
1972 530.1 −5.9 −1.1%
1971 536 −5.5 −1.01%
1970 541.5 −5.6 −1.02%
1969 547.1 −5.6 −1.01%
1968 552.7 −6.1 −1.09%
1967 558.8 −5.5 −0.97%
1966 564.2 −5.5 −0.96%
1965 569.7 −5.3 −0.93%
1964 575 −5.7 −0.98%
1963 580.7 −5.5 −0.94%
1962 586.2 −5.8 −0.99%
1961 592.1 −6.4 −1.07%
1960 598.5

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 men, expressed as the number of deaths per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The indicator picks out what happens in working ages more precisely than life expectancy does: life expectancy depends heavily on child mortality, and this series does not account for it at all. It is this series that shows the excess male mortality in the countries of Eastern Europe, where the values run three times the Western European ones.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life, computed from current age-specific rates. Child and old-age mortality are not part of it.

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