Future life expectancy projections in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Future life expectancy projections was 77.31 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
77.31
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
202nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.31
in 2100
All-time low
66.29
in 2024
Years of data
77
2024–2100
Future life expectancy projections in Afghanistan, 2024–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 77.31 for future life expectancy projections in 2100. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, future life expectancy projections in Afghanistan peaked at 77.31 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 66.29, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Future life expectancy projections in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.29 | — |
| 2025 | 66.54 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 66.77 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 66.98 | +0.3% |
| 2028 | 67.21 | +0.3% |
| 2029 | 67.43 | +0.3% |
| 2030 | 67.62 | +0.3% |
| 2031 | 67.83 | +0.3% |
| 2032 | 68.02 | +0.3% |
| 2033 | 68.21 | +0.3% |
| 2034 | 68.4 | +0.3% |
| 2035 | 68.6 | +0.3% |
| 2036 | 68.78 | +0.3% |
| 2037 | 68.95 | +0.3% |
| 2038 | 69.12 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 69.29 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 69.45 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 69.61 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 69.76 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 69.91 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 70.07 | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 70.22 | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 70.36 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 70.5 | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 70.64 | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 70.79 | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 70.91 | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 71.05 | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 71.2 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 71.34 | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 71.48 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 71.61 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 71.75 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 71.89 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 72.02 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 72.16 | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 72.3 | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 72.43 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 72.57 | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 72.71 | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 72.83 | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 72.97 | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 73.09 | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 73.22 | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 73.34 | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 73.46 | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 73.58 | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 73.7 | +0.2% |
| 2072 | 73.83 | +0.2% |
| 2073 | 73.97 | +0.2% |
| 2074 | 74.09 | +0.2% |
| 2075 | 74.22 | +0.2% |
| 2076 | 74.34 | +0.2% |
| 2077 | 74.46 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 74.59 | +0.2% |
| 2079 | 74.72 | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 74.85 | +0.2% |
| 2081 | 74.99 | +0.2% |
| 2082 | 75.11 | +0.2% |
| 2083 | 75.23 | +0.2% |
| 2084 | 75.35 | +0.2% |
| 2085 | 75.47 | +0.2% |
| 2086 | 75.59 | +0.2% |
| 2087 | 75.72 | +0.2% |
| 2088 | 75.84 | +0.2% |
| 2089 | 75.97 | +0.2% |
| 2090 | 76.08 | +0.2% |
| 2091 | 76.2 | +0.2% |
| 2092 | 76.32 | +0.2% |
| 2093 | 76.44 | +0.2% |
| 2094 | 76.56 | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 76.68 | +0.2% |
| 2096 | 76.81 | +0.2% |
| 2097 | 76.94 | +0.2% |
| 2098 | 77.07 | +0.2% |
| 2099 | 77.19 | +0.2% |
| 2100 | 77.31 | +0.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 77.31 is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.17, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 77.31 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.12, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 66.87 | 66.29 | 67.43 | 6 |
| 2030s | 68.48 | 67.62 | 69.29 | 10 |
| 2040s | 70.13 | 69.45 | 70.79 | 10 |
| 2050s | 71.54 | 70.91 | 72.16 | 10 |
| 2060s | 72.89 | 72.3 | 73.46 | 10 |
| 2070s | 74.15 | 73.58 | 74.72 | 10 |
| 2080s | 75.41 | 74.85 | 75.97 | 10 |
| 2090s | 76.63 | 76.08 | 77.19 | 10 |
| 2100s | 77.31 | 77.31 | 77.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is future life expectancy projections in Afghanistan?
- Future life expectancy projections in Afghanistan was 77.31 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest future life expectancy projections recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.31 in 2100.
- What is the lowest future life expectancy projections recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.29 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for future life expectancy projections?
- Afghanistan ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is future life expectancy projections rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Future life expectancy projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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