Inequality in life expectancy in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.252 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Afghanistan, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in life expectancy in Afghanistan is 0.252, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Afghanistan peaked at 0.3408 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.252, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3408 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3322 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.323 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3162 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3117 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3092 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3016 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2902 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2841 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2808 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2741 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2716 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2585 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.252 | -2.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.252 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2732, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.252 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1044, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.309 | 0.2808 | 0.3408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2641 | 0.252 | 0.2741 | 4 |
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 inequality in life expectancy in Afghanistan?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Afghanistan was 0.252 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3408 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.252 in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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