Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 64.47 in 2023. β² Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Afghanistan, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 64.47 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Afghanistan peaked at 64.47 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.55, in 1950.
That places Afghanistan 185th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.52 | 27.55 | 31.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.22 | 32.14 | 36.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.39 | 36.75 | 40.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.17 | 27.82 | 42.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.53 | 42.71 | 53.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.24 | 53.46 | 58.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.93 | 59.1 | 60.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.98 | 57.05 | 64.47 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, male, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 454 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 407,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Afghanistan?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Afghanistan was 64.47 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.47 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.55 in 1950.
- How does Afghanistan rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Afghanistan ranks 185th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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