Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Afghanistan
64.7 years
in 2024
Tanzania
64.4 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
174th
Tanzania rank
176th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 64.7 years against 64.4 years in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.22 years | 42.95 years | 8.73 years | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 38.39 years | 46.89 years | 8.5 years | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 35.17 years | 49.96 years | 14.8 years | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 48.53 years | 50.13 years | 1.6 years | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 56.24 years | 55.66 years | 0.5842 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 59.93 years | 61.32 years | 1.38 years | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 61.72 years | 63.92 years | 2.19 years | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Afghanistan or Tanzania?
- Afghanistan, at 64.7 years against 64.4 years in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 0.3 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and Tanzania 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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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.