Womens life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Womens life expectancy at birth was 67.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.54
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
200th
of 229 countries
All-time high
67.54
in 2023
All-time low
28.83
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 67.54 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan peaked at 67.54 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.83, in 1950.
Afghanistan ranks 200th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.83 | — |
| 1951 | 29.27 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 29.71 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 30.16 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 30.4 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 31.12 | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 31.59 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 32.1 | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 32.58 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 33.08 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 33.55 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 34.04 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 34.5 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 34.95 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 35.43 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 35.9 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 36.38 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 36.85 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 37.28 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 37.76 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 38.26 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 38.75 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 39.26 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 39.78 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 40.29 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 40.81 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 41.33 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 41.88 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 41.48 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 40.88 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 41.38 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 41.7 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 39.52 | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 40.09 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 36.42 | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 37.1 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 42.07 | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 42.6 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 45.96 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 47.04 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 47.7 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 48.28 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 49.61 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 52.3 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 53.13 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 53.69 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 54.43 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 54.72 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 54.39 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 55.97 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 56.55 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 57.09 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 57.44 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.47 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 59.07 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 59.59 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 60.12 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.8 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 61.43 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 61.79 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 62.28 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.85 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 63.34 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.81 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.01 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.18 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.64 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.61 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 65.94 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.14 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.66 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 64.08 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.24 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 67.54 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.89 | 28.83 | 33.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.66 | 33.55 | 37.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.27 | 38.26 | 41.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.39 | 36.42 | 47.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.42 | 47.7 | 55.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.24 | 56.55 | 61.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.28 | 62.28 | 66.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.88 | 64.08 | 67.54 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.014 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan was 67.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.54 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.83 in 1950.
- How does Afghanistan rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Afghanistan ranks 200th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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