Afghanistan - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy of Afghanistan goes up to 53.21 years

In 1997 the life expectancy in Afghanistan increased to 53.21 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 54.72 years and for men 51.73 years.

Afghanistan’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 169th in 1996 to 166th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Afghanistan over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 52.83 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 38.83 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Afghanistan. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Afghanistan in Afghan economy.

Afghanistan - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1997	54.72	51.73	53.21
1996	54.43	51.26	52.83
1995	53.69	50.54	52.10
1994	53.14	48.88	50.97
1993	52.30	49.76	51.02
1992	49.61	43.77	46.57
1991	48.28	42.96	45.52
1990	47.70	42.71	45.12
1989	47.04	42.13	44.50
1988	45.96	40.74	43.24
1987	42.60	35.60	38.83
1986	42.07	35.27	38.40
1985	37.10	28.39	32.13
1984	36.42	27.82	31.47
1983	40.09	33.60	36.52
1982	39.52	33.25	36.06
1981	41.70	37.43	39.41
1980	41.38	37.43	39.26
1979	40.88	37.09	38.84
1978	41.48	38.86	40.09
1977	41.88	40.36	41.08
1976	41.33	39.79	40.52
1975	40.81	39.26	39.99
1974	40.29	38.73	39.47
1973	39.78	38.21	38.95
1972	39.26	37.68	38.42
1971	38.75	37.20	37.93
1970	38.26	36.75	37.46
1969	37.76	36.29	36.98
1968	37.28	35.83	36.51
1967	36.85	35.32	36.04
1966	36.38	34.88	35.58
1965	35.90	34.44	35.12
1964	35.43	34.00	34.67
1963	34.95	33.54	34.20
1962	34.50	33.10	33.76
1961	34.04	32.63	33.29
1960	33.55	32.14	32.80

Afghanistan - Life expectancy at birth