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Life expectancy of women vs. men in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 67.54 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67.54 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.54 years
in 2023
All-time low
28.83 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Afghanistan, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 67.54 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Afghanistan peaked at 67.54 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.83 years, in 1950.

Afghanistan ranks 207th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Afghanistan, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.83 years —
1951 29.27 years +1.5%
1952 29.71 years +1.5%
1953 30.16 years +1.5%
1954 30.4 years +0.8%
1955 31.12 years +2.4%
1956 31.59 years +1.5%
1957 32.1 years +1.6%
1958 32.58 years +1.5%
1959 33.08 years +1.5%
1960 33.55 years +1.4%
1961 34.04 years +1.5%
1962 34.5 years +1.3%
1963 34.95 years +1.3%
1964 35.43 years +1.4%
1965 35.9 years +1.3%
1966 36.38 years +1.3%
1967 36.85 years +1.3%
1968 37.28 years +1.2%
1969 37.76 years +1.3%
1970 38.26 years +1.3%
1971 38.75 years +1.3%
1972 39.26 years +1.3%
1973 39.78 years +1.3%
1974 40.29 years +1.3%
1975 40.81 years +1.3%
1976 41.33 years +1.3%
1977 41.88 years +1.3%
1978 41.48 years -1.0%
1979 40.88 years -1.4%
1980 41.38 years +1.2%
1981 41.7 years +0.8%
1982 39.52 years -5.2%
1983 40.09 years +1.5%
1984 36.42 years -9.2%
1985 37.1 years +1.9%
1986 42.07 years +13.4%
1987 42.6 years +1.3%
1988 45.96 years +7.9%
1989 47.04 years +2.3%
1990 47.7 years +1.4%
1991 48.28 years +1.2%
1992 49.61 years +2.7%
1993 52.3 years +5.4%
1994 53.13 years +1.6%
1995 53.69 years +1.1%
1996 54.43 years +1.4%
1997 54.72 years +0.5%
1998 54.39 years -0.6%
1999 55.97 years +2.9%
2000 56.55 years +1.1%
2001 57.09 years +0.9%
2002 57.44 years +0.6%
2003 58.47 years +1.8%
2004 59.07 years +1.0%
2005 59.59 years +0.9%
2006 60.12 years +0.9%
2007 60.8 years +1.1%
2008 61.43 years +1.0%
2009 61.79 years +0.6%
2010 62.28 years +0.8%
2011 62.85 years +0.9%
2012 63.34 years +0.8%
2013 63.81 years +0.7%
2014 64.01 years +0.3%
2015 64.18 years +0.3%
2016 64.64 years +0.7%
2017 65.61 years +1.5%
2018 65.94 years +0.5%
2019 66.14 years +0.3%
2020 64.66 years -2.2%
2021 64.08 years -0.9%
2022 67.24 years +4.9%
2023 67.54 years +0.4%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 67.54 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.36 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 67.54 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.15 years, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 30.89 years 28.83 years 33.08 years 10
1960s 35.66 years 33.55 years 37.76 years 10
1970s 40.27 years 38.26 years 41.88 years 10
1980s 41.39 years 36.42 years 47.04 years 10
1990s 52.42 years 47.7 years 55.97 years 10
2000s 59.24 years 56.55 years 61.79 years 10
2010s 64.28 years 62.28 years 66.14 years 10
2020s 65.88 years 64.08 years 67.54 years 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 204 Haiti 68.3 years compare
  2. 205 Kiribati 68.17 years compare
  3. 206 Ghana 67.94 years compare
  4. 208 Gambia 67.53 years compare
  5. 209 Congo 67.46 years compare
  6. 210 Angola 67.14 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Afghanistan?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Afghanistan was 67.54 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 67.54 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 28.83 years in 1950.
How does Afghanistan rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Afghanistan ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.