Life expectancy at birth, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Life expectancy at birth, male was 64.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Afghanistan is 64.7 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Afghanistan peaked at 64.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.82 years, in 1984.
That places Afghanistan 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.14 years | — |
| 1961 | 32.63 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 33.1 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 33.54 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 34 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 34.44 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 34.88 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 35.32 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 35.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 36.29 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 36.75 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 37.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 37.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 38.21 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 38.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 39.26 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 39.79 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 40.36 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 38.85 years | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 37.09 years | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 37.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 37.43 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 33.25 years | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 33.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 27.82 years | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 28.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 35.27 years | +24.2% |
| 1987 | 35.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 40.74 years | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 42.13 years | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 42.71 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 42.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 43.77 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 49.76 years | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 48.88 years | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 50.54 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 51.26 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 51.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 50.64 years | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 53.1 years | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 53.46 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.99 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 55.85 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 56.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 56.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 56.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 57.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.98 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.68 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 59.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 60.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 60.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 60.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.36 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 59.39 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 59.17 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 58.45 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 57.05 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 63.94 years | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 64.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.7 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.22 years | 32.14 years | 36.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.39 years | 36.75 years | 40.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.17 years | 27.82 years | 42.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.53 years | 42.71 years | 53.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.24 years | 53.46 years | 58.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.93 years | 59.1 years | 60.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.72 years | 57.05 years | 64.7 years | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Afghanistan?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Afghanistan was 64.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.82 years in 1984.
- How does Afghanistan rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.