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Life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan currently reports a life expectancy at birth of 62.0 years, a decrease of 0.6 years (-0.9%) from 2020.
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Source:
World Population Prospects
Data availability:
Regions:
236
Date range: 1950 to 2100
Points:
35,636
Measure:
Years
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76.9 years
+0.7 years
(2021)
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76.5 years
-0.5 years
(2021)
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74.9 years
-1.1 years
(2021)
Uzbekistan
70.9 years
+0.5 years
(2021)
Iraq
70.4 years
+1.3 years
(2021)
Yemen
63.8 years
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Live births surviving to age 1
1387559 years
+38299 years
(2021)
Mean childbearing age
28.9 years
-0.06 years
(2021)
Female mortality between age 15 and 60
214.2%
+4.2%
(2021)
Probability of dying among 15-19
11.8
-0.3
(2023)
Female suicide mortality rate
2.4
-0.0
(2021)
Male tobacco use
33.9%
-2.6%
(2030)
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Afghanistan Life expectancy at birth between 1950 and 2021
Period Value Change
2021 62.0 years -0.6 years
2020 62.6 years -1.0 years
2019 63.6 years +0.5 years
2018 63.1 years +0.1 years
2017 63.0 years -0.1 years
2016 63.1 years +0.5 years
2015 62.7 years +0.1 years
2014 62.5 years +0.1 years
2013 62.4 years +0.5 years
2012 61.9 years +0.5 years
2011 61.4 years +0.6 years
2010 60.9 years +0.5 years
2009 60.4 years +0.5 years
2008 59.9 years +0.7 years
2007 59.1 years +0.4 years
2006 58.7 years +0.3 years
2005 58.4 years +0.4 years
2004 57.9 years +0.6 years
2003 57.3 years +0.9 years
2002 56.5 years +0.7 years
2001 55.8 years +0.5 years
2000 55.3 years +0.5 years
1999 54.8 years +1.9 years
1998 52.9 years -0.7 years
1997 53.6 years +0.4 years
1996 53.2 years +0.7 years
1995 52.5 years +1.0 years
1994 51.5 years +0.0 years
1993 51.5 years +3.9 years
1992 47.6 years +0.9 years
1991 46.7 years +0.7 years
1990 46.0 years +0.8 years
1989 45.2 years +1.2 years
1988 44.0 years +4.1 years
1987 39.8 years +0.4 years
1986 39.4 years +5.8 years
1985 33.6 years +0.2 years
1984 33.3 years -4.9 years
1983 38.2 years +0.4 years
1982 37.8 years -2.4 years
1981 40.2 years +0.5 years
1980 39.6 years +0.5 years
1979 39.1 years -1.2 years
1978 40.3 years -1.0 years
1977 41.2 years +0.6 years
1976 40.6 years +0.5 years
1975 40.1 years +0.6 years
1974 39.5 years +0.5 years
1973 39.0 years +0.6 years
1972 38.4 years +0.5 years
1971 37.9 years +0.5 years
1970 37.4 years +0.5 years
1969 36.9 years +0.5 years
1968 36.4 years +0.5 years
1967 35.9 years +0.5 years
1966 35.5 years +0.5 years
1965 35.0 years +0.5 years
1964 34.5 years +0.5 years
1963 34.0 years +0.5 years
1962 33.5 years +0.5 years
1961 33.1 years +0.5 years
1960 32.5 years +0.5 years
1959 32.0 years +0.5 years
1958 31.5 years +0.6 years
1957 30.9 years +0.5 years
1956 30.4 years +0.5 years
1955 29.9 years +0.7 years
1954 29.2 years +0.3 years
1953 28.9 years +0.5 years
1952 28.4 years +0.5 years
1951 28.0 years +0.2 years
1950 27.7 years
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