What is mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan was 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Afghanistan rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Mortality rates at age 65 was 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

3.25 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

45th

of 236 countries

All-time high

8.71 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1984

All-time low

3.25 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 65 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan peaked at 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Afghanistan 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	7.61 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	7.53 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1952	7.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1953	7.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1954	7.35 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1955	7.23 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1956	7.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1957	7.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1958	6.95 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1959	6.85 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1960	6.77 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1961	6.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1962	6.6 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1963	6.53 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1964	6.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1965	6.39 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1966	6.32 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1967	6.25 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1968	6.18 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1969	6.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1970	6.05 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1971	5.98 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1972	5.91 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1973	5.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1974	5.76 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1975	5.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1976	5.61 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1977	5.54 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1978	5.81 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.9%
1979	6.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.1%
1980	6.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1981	6.14 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
1982	7.08 deaths per 1,000 people	+15.3%
1983	7.03 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1984	8.71 deaths per 1,000 people	+23.9%
1985	8.56 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1986	6.74 deaths per 1,000 people	-21.3%
1987	6.7 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1988	5.72 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.6%
1989	5.51 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1990	5.45 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1991	5.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1992	5.24 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1993	4.5 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.0%
1994	4.55 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1995	4.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1996	4.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1997	4.33 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1998	4.45 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.7%
1999	4.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.1%
2000	4.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2001	4.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
2002	4.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
2003	3.99 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
2004	3.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
2005	3.89 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
2006	3.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
2007	3.85 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2008	3.78 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
2009	3.74 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2010	3.71 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2011	3.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2012	3.62 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2013	3.58 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2014	3.59 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
2015	3.6 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
2016	3.57 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2017	3.59 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
2018	3.59 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
2019	3.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2020	4.6 deaths per 1,000 people	+29.6%
2021	4.52 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
2022	3.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-27.3%
2023	3.25 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	7.25 deaths per 1,000 people	6.85 deaths per 1,000 people	7.61 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	6.43 deaths per 1,000 people	6.11 deaths per 1,000 people	6.77 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	5.83 deaths per 1,000 people	5.54 deaths per 1,000 people	6.17 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	6.83 deaths per 1,000 people	5.51 deaths per 1,000 people	8.71 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	4.69 deaths per 1,000 people	4.22 deaths per 1,000 people	5.45 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	3.95 deaths per 1,000 people	3.74 deaths per 1,000 people	4.19 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	3.61 deaths per 1,000 people	3.55 deaths per 1,000 people	3.71 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	3.91 deaths per 1,000 people	3.25 deaths per 1,000 people	4.6 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

42 Philippines 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people compare
43 Mauritania 3.31 deaths per 1,000 people compare
44 Rwanda 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people compare
46 Turkmenistan 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people compare
47 Mongolia 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people compare
48 Russian Federation 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Afghanistan was 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Afghanistan rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing 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: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.