Afghanistan vs India: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child

Afghanistan
3.07
in 2023
India
3.08
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
219th
India rank
218th

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child over time

  • Afghanistan
  • India
-2.502.557.5195019862023

How they compare

India currently reports 3.08 against 3.07 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 219th and India ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan India Difference Ahead
1950s 1.36 -1.42 2.78 Afghanistan
1960s 1.45 -1.22 2.67 Afghanistan
1970s 1.88 -0.8773 2.76 Afghanistan
1980s 6.22 0.6193 5.6 Afghanistan
1990s 3.89 1.6 2.29 Afghanistan
2000s 3 2.65 0.3474 Afghanistan
2010s 4.35 3.1 1.24 Afghanistan
2020s 4.9 3.12 1.78 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child, Afghanistan or India?
India, at 3.08 against 3.07 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child between Afghanistan and India?
0.01, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Afghanistan ranks 219th and India ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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