What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.3 years, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Life expectancy at birth, male

Afghanistan

64.7 years

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

64.4 years

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

174th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

176th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

Afghanistan
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 64.7 years against 64.4 years in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.3 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 174th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 176th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	34.22 years	42.95 years	8.73 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	38.39 years	46.89 years	8.5 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	35.17 years	49.96 years	14.8 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	48.53 years	50.13 years	1.6 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	56.24 years	55.66 years	0.5842 years	Afghanistan
2010s	59.93 years	61.32 years	1.38 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	61.72 years	63.92 years	2.19 years	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Afghanistan, at 64.7 years against 64.4 years in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.3 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?: Afghanistan ranks 174th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 176th 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, male (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, male (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: 03 September 2026

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.