Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 66.03 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
66.03 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
203rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.03 years
in 2023
All-time low
28.16 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 66.03 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 66.03 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.16 years, in 1950.
Afghanistan ranks 203rd 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 vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.16 years | — |
| 1951 | 28.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 29.01 years | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 29.45 years | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 29.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 30.37 years | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 30.83 years | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 31.34 years | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 31.84 years | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 32.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 32.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 33.29 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 33.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 34.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 34.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 35.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 35.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 36.04 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 36.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 36.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 37.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 37.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 38.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 38.95 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 39.47 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 39.99 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 40.52 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 41.08 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 40.09 years | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 38.84 years | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 39.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 39.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 36.06 years | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 36.52 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 31.47 years | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 32.13 years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 38.4 years | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 38.83 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 43.24 years | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 44.5 years | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 45.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 45.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 46.57 years | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 51.02 years | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 50.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 52.1 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 52.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 53.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 52.49 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 54.53 years | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 55.01 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 55.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 57.17 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 57.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 58.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.71 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 60.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 61.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 62.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.27 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.94 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.45 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 60.42 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 65.62 years | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 66.03 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.16 years | 28.16 years | 32.34 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.9 years | 32.8 years | 36.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.28 years | 37.46 years | 41.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.98 years | 31.47 years | 44.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.44 years | 45.12 years | 54.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.74 years | 55.01 years | 60.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.08 years | 60.7 years | 62.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.38 years | 60.42 years | 66.03 years | 4 |
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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 vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan was 66.03 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.03 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.16 years in 1950.
- How does Afghanistan rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.