Afghanistan vs Djibouti: Life expectancy at birth, total

Afghanistan
66.29 years
in 2024
Djibouti
66.2 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
185th
Djibouti rank
187th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Djibouti
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 66.29 years against 66.2 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Djibouti ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 185th and Djibouti ranks 187th of 218 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Djibouti Difference Ahead
1960s 34.9 years 45.11 years 10.22 years Djibouti
1970s 39.28 years 49.57 years 10.3 years Djibouti
1980s 37.98 years 53.83 years 15.85 years Djibouti
1990s 50.44 years 55.81 years 5.38 years Djibouti
2000s 57.74 years 58.52 years 0.7812 years Djibouti
2010s 62.08 years 62.67 years 0.5865 years Djibouti
2020s 63.96 years 65.15 years 1.19 years Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Afghanistan or Djibouti?
Afghanistan, at 66.29 years against 66.2 years in Djibouti as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Afghanistan and Djibouti?
0.09 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Djibouti?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Djibouti rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Afghanistan ranks 185th and Djibouti ranks 187th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.