Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 5.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.81 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
223rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.81 years
in 2023
All-time low
3.81 years
in 1984
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Afghanistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Afghanistan is 5.81 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Afghanistan peaked at 5.81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.81 years, in 1984.
Afghanistan ranks 223rd 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.88 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 3.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 3.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 4 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 4.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 4.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 4.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 4.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 4.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 4.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 4.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 4.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 4.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 4.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 4.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 4.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 4.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 4.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 4.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 4.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 4.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 4.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 4.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.63 years | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.51 years | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 4.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.22 years | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 4.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 3.81 years | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 3.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.34 years | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 4.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.7 years | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 4.77 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.95 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.23 years | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 5.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.27 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.36 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.57 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.63 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.74 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.21 years | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 4.97 years | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 5.79 years | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 5.81 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.03 years | 3.88 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.36 years | 4.22 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.62 years | 4.51 years | 4.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.33 years | 3.81 years | 4.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.16 years | 4.8 years | 5.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 years | 5.38 years | 5.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 years | 5.59 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 years | 4.97 years | 5.81 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,103 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Afghanistan?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Afghanistan was 5.81 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 years in 1984.
- How does Afghanistan rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Afghanistan ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.