Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.25 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Afghanistan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 3.25 for mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 age 65 by sex in Afghanistan peaked at 8.71 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.25, 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 age 65 by sex in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.61 | — |
| 1951 | 7.53 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 7.46 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 7.38 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 7.35 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 7.23 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 7.14 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 7.04 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 6.95 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 6.85 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 6.77 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 6.68 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 6.6 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 6.53 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 6.46 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 6.39 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 6.32 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.25 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 6.18 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 6.11 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 6.05 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 5.98 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.91 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 5.84 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 5.76 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 5.69 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 5.61 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 5.54 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 5.81 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 6.17 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 6.12 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.14 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 7.08 | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 7.03 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 8.71 | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 8.56 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 6.74 | -21.3% |
| 1987 | 6.7 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.72 | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 5.51 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 5.45 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.4 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 5.24 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 4.55 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.42 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 4.34 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.33 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.45 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4.22 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 4.19 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.15 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.08 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.99 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.93 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.89 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.88 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.85 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.78 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.74 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.71 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.66 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.62 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.58 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.59 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.57 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.59 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.59 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.55 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6 | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 4.52 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.28 | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 3.25 | -1.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 3.25 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.25, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 3.25 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.6% | 3.55 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | -27.3% | 4.52 | 3.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 | 6.85 | 7.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.43 | 6.11 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.83 | 5.54 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.83 | 5.51 | 8.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.69 | 4.22 | 5.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 | 3.74 | 4.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 | 3.55 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.25 | 4.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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- 46 Turkmenistan 3.25 compare
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- 48 Russia 3.24 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Afghanistan?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Afghanistan was 3.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 in 1984.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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