Afghanistan - Life expectancy at birth 2015

Life expectancy increases in Afghanistan

In 2015 the life expectancy in Afghanistan increased to 62.66 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 64.58 years and for men 60.76 years.

Afghanistan’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 160th in 2014 to 161th in 2015.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Afghanistan over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2014, when it was 62.55 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2005, when it was 58.36 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
2015	64.58	60.76	62.66
2014	64.27	60.81	62.55
2013	64.03	60.79	62.42
2012	63.51	60.32	61.92
2011	62.99	59.83	61.42
2010	62.41	59.28	60.85
2009	61.89	58.82	60.36
2008	61.53	58.17	59.85
2007	60.91	57.34	59.11
2006	60.24	57.13	58.68
2005	59.70	57.01	58.36
2004	59.22	56.66	57.94
2003	58.65	56.03	57.34
2002	57.67	55.23	56.45
2001	57.34	54.27	55.80
2000	56.86	53.76	55.30
1999	56.30	53.41	54.85
1998	54.82	51.13	52.94
1997	55.15	52.15	53.63
1996	54.81	51.72	53.24
1995	54.09	51.04	52.54
1994	53.54	49.53	51.50
1993	52.74	50.22	51.47
1992	50.32	45.07	47.60
1991	49.14	44.35	46.66
1990	48.40	43.71	45.97
1989	47.61	42.89	45.16
1988	46.57	41.57	43.96
1987	43.45	36.74	39.84
1986	42.91	36.39	39.40
1985	38.32	29.90	33.55
1984	37.97	29.79	33.33
1983	41.38	35.52	38.19
1982	40.83	35.21	37.77
1981	42.30	38.31	40.16
1980	41.72	37.80	39.62
1979	41.14	37.31	39.09
1978	41.69	39.02	40.27
1977	42.04	40.49	41.23
1976	41.48	39.89	40.65
1975	40.94	39.35	40.10
1974	40.40	38.79	39.55
1973	39.86	38.24	39.00
1972	39.30	37.68	38.44
1971	38.76	37.18	37.92
1970	38.23	36.69	37.42
1969	37.70	36.21	36.91
1968	37.21	35.71	36.42
1967	36.71	35.23	35.92
1966	36.23	34.77	35.45
1965	35.70	34.29	34.95
1964	35.25	33.83	34.49
1963	34.77	33.35	34.02
1962	34.30	32.88	33.55
1961	33.81	32.41	33.07
1960	33.29	31.87	32.54

Afghanistan - Life expectancy at birth