Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 9.88 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Afghanistan is 9.88, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Afghanistan peaked at 11.04 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.85, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.86 | — |
| 2001 | 9.85 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.9 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.03 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.12 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.2 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.28 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.38 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.48 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 10.7 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.88 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 10.97 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.01 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.01 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.04 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.03 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 9.88 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.17 | 9.85 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.94 | 10.7 | 11.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.94 | 9.88 | 10 | 2 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,103 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Afghanistan?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Afghanistan was 9.88 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.04 in 2017.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.85 in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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