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.
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
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 454 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 621,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 556,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 595,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 569,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 608,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 581,669 (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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