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
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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About this data
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.