Life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Life expectancy at age 15 was 78.21 in 2100. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan, 1950β2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan is 78.21, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan peaked at 78.21 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 47.41, in 1984.
That places Afghanistan 194th out of 229 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.92 | 50.83 | 53.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.55 | 53.39 | 55.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.7 | 55.24 | 57.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.2 | 47.41 | 57.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.7 | 58.27 | 64.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.07 | 64.58 | 67.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.98 | 67.42 | 68.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.75 | 64.95 | 71.19 | 10 |
| 2030s | 71.71 | 71.28 | 72.13 | 10 |
| 2040s | 72.62 | 72.22 | 73.01 | 10 |
| 2050s | 73.5 | 73.09 | 73.92 | 10 |
| 2060s | 74.49 | 74.03 | 74.93 | 10 |
| 2070s | 75.49 | 75.03 | 75.95 | 10 |
| 2080s | 76.54 | 76.06 | 77.02 | 10 |
| 2090s | 77.6 | 77.12 | 78.11 | 10 |
| 2100s | 78.21 | 78.21 | 78.21 | 1 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 25, male, interpolated 407,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 421,296 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 405,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 434,707 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Afghanistan was 78.21 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 78.21 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.41 in 1984.
- How does Afghanistan rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 229 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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