Afghanistan vs Gambia: Life expectancy at birth, female

Afghanistan
67.81 years
in 2024
Gambia
67.75 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
189th
Gambia rank
190th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 67.81 years against 67.75 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 189th and Gambia ranks 190th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 35.66 years 37.59 years 1.93 years Gambia
1970s 40.27 years 42.89 years 2.62 years Gambia
1980s 41.39 years 48.9 years 7.51 years Gambia
1990s 52.42 years 55.75 years 3.33 years Gambia
2000s 59.24 years 60.56 years 1.32 years Gambia
2010s 64.28 years 64.13 years 0.1529 years Afghanistan
2020s 66.26 years 66.67 years 0.407 years Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Afghanistan or Gambia?
Afghanistan, at 67.81 years against 67.75 years in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Afghanistan and Gambia?
0.06 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Afghanistan ranks 189th and Gambia ranks 190th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.