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Afghanistan life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Afghanistan ranks 163/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 65.2 years for males, 68.3 years for females, and 66.8 years for both sexes combined.

Afghanistan life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 66.8 65.2 68.3
2025 66.5 64.9 68.1
2024 66.3 64.7 67.8
2023 66 64.5 67.5
2022 65.6 63.9 67.2
2021 60.4 57.1 64.1
2020 61.5 58.5 64.7
2019 62.9 59.9 66.1
2018 62.4 59.2 65.9
2017 62.4 59.4 65.6
2016 62.6 60.7 64.6
2015 62.3 60.4 64.2
2014 62.3 60.5 64
2013 62.2 60.5 63.8
2012 61.7 60.1 63.3
2011 61.3 59.6 62.9
2010 60.7 59.1 62.3
2009 60.2 58.7 61.8
2008 59.7 58 61.4
2007 59 57.1 60.8
2006 58.6 57 60.1
2005 58.2 56.9 59.6
2004 57.8 56.5 59.1
2003 57.2 55.8 58.5
2002 56.2 55 57.4
2001 55.5 53.9 57.1
2000 55 53.5 56.6
1999 54.5 53.1 56
1998 52.5 50.6 54.4
1997 53.2 51.7 54.7
1996 52.8 51.3 54.4
1995 52.1 50.5 53.7
1994 51 48.9 53.1
1993 51 49.8 52.3
1992 46.6 43.8 49.6
1991 45.5 43 48.3
1990 45.1 42.7 47.7
1989 44.5 42.1 47
1988 43.2 40.7 46
1987 38.8 35.6 42.6
1986 38.4 35.3 42.1
1985 32.1 28.4 37.1
1984 31.5 27.8 36.4
1983 36.5 33.6 40.1
1982 36.1 33.3 39.5
1981 39.4 37.4 41.7
1980 39.3 37.4 41.4
1979 38.8 37.1 40.9
1978 40.1 38.9 41.5
1977 41.1 40.4 41.9
1976 40.5 39.8 41.3
1975 40 39.3 40.8
1974 39.5 38.7 40.3
1973 39 38.2 39.8
1972 38.4 37.7 39.3
1971 37.9 37.2 38.8
1970 37.5 36.7 38.3
1969 37 36.3 37.8
1968 36.5 35.8 37.3
1967 36 35.3 36.9
1966 35.6 34.9 36.4
1965 35.1 34.4 35.9
1964 34.7 34 35.4
1963 34.2 33.5 34.9
1962 33.8 33.1 34.5
1961 33.3 32.6 34
1960 32.8 32.1 33.5
1959 32.3 31.7 33.1
1958 31.8 31.2 32.6
1957 31.3 30.7 32.1
1956 30.8 30.2 31.6
1955 30.4 29.7 31.1
1954 29.7 29.1 30.4
1953 29.5 28.8 30.2
1952 29 28.4 29.7
1951 28.6 28 29.3
1950 28.2 27.5 28.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Afghanistan, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 49.6 years for men and 51.3 for women, with a combined average of 50.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 9.88 healthy years, 9.9 for males and 9.87 for females.

Afghanistan life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Afghanistan, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 42.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 72.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 74.5 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 97.4% 97.2% 97.5%
50 92.6% 92.0% 93.3%
60 82.8% 80.6% 84.9%
65 74.5% 71.2% 77.7%
70 63.2% 58.7% 67.2%
75 48.2% 43.3% 52.6%
80 31.1% 26.7% 35.0%
85 15.1% 12.3% 17.6%
90 4.9% 3.6% 6.0%
95 0.9% 0.6% 1.2%
100 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 43% 45.1% 42.2%
99 41.2% 43.2% 40.4%
98 39.4% 41.4% 38.6%
97 37.6% 39.6% 36.7%
96 35.8% 37.7% 34.9%
95 34% 35.9% 33.1%
94 32.2% 34% 31.3%
93 30.4% 32.2% 29.5%
92 28.6% 30.3% 27.7%
91 26.8% 28.5% 25.9%
90 25.1% 26.7% 24.2%
89 23.4% 25% 22.5%
88 21.7% 23.2% 20.8%
87 20.2% 21.6% 19.3%
86 18.7% 19.9% 17.9%
85 17.2% 18.4% 16.5%
84 15.9% 16.9% 15.2%
83 14.6% 15.5% 13.9%
82 13.3% 14.2% 12.7%
81 12.2% 13% 11.6%
80 11.1% 11.9% 10.5%
79 10.1% 10.9% 9.49%
78 9.13% 9.99% 8.57%
77 8.3% 9.15% 7.74%
76 7.57% 8.37% 7%
75 6.9% 7.66% 6.35%
74 6.28% 7% 5.75%
73 5.72% 6.4% 5.21%
72 5.2% 5.85% 4.72%
71 4.73% 5.35% 4.26%
70 4.29% 4.89% 3.84%
69 3.9% 4.47% 3.46%
68 3.54% 4.09% 3.12%
67 3.23% 3.75% 2.82%
66 2.94% 3.43% 2.55%
65 2.69% 3.15% 2.32%
64 2.46% 2.89% 2.1%
63 2.25% 2.65% 1.91%
62 2.06% 2.43% 1.74%
61 1.88% 2.23% 1.59%
60 1.73% 2.05% 1.45%
59 1.58% 1.88% 1.32%
58 1.45% 1.72% 1.21%
57 1.33% 1.58% 1.11%
56 1.23% 1.44% 1.02%
55 1.13% 1.32% 0.94%
54 1.04% 1.21% 0.88%
53 0.96% 1.1% 0.81%
52 0.88% 1.01% 0.75%
51 0.81% 0.93% 0.7%
50 0.75% 0.85% 0.65%
49 0.69% 0.78% 0.6%
48 0.64% 0.72% 0.56%
47 0.59% 0.66% 0.52%
46 0.54% 0.61% 0.48%
45 0.5% 0.56% 0.45%
44 0.47% 0.51% 0.42%
43 0.43% 0.48% 0.39%
42 0.4% 0.44% 0.37%
41 0.38% 0.41% 0.35%
40 0.35% 0.38% 0.33%
39 0.33% 0.36% 0.31%
38 0.31% 0.33% 0.29%
37 0.3% 0.31% 0.28%
36 0.28% 0.3% 0.27%
35 0.27% 0.28% 0.25%
34 0.26% 0.27% 0.24%
33 0.25% 0.26% 0.23%
32 0.24% 0.25% 0.22%
31 0.23% 0.24% 0.22%
30 0.22% 0.23% 0.21%
29 0.21% 0.22% 0.2%
28 0.21% 0.22% 0.19%
27 0.2% 0.22% 0.19%
26 0.2% 0.22% 0.18%
25 0.2% 0.22% 0.18%
24 0.2% 0.22% 0.17%
23 0.2% 0.22% 0.17%
22 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
21 0.18% 0.21% 0.15%
20 0.18% 0.2% 0.15%
19 0.16% 0.19% 0.14%
18 0.15% 0.17% 0.13%
17 0.13% 0.15% 0.12%
16 0.12% 0.13% 0.11%
15 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
14 0.09% 0.1% 0.09%
13 0.09% 0.09% 0.08%
12 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
11 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
10 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
9 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
8 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
7 0.1% 0.1% 0.09%
6 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
5 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
4 0.18% 0.19% 0.17%
3 0.24% 0.24% 0.23%
2 0.32% 0.32% 0.32%
1 0.43% 0.42% 0.45%
0 4% 4.38% 3.61%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Afghanistan, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 4% in the birth year, 0.22% at age 30, 1.73% at 60, and 11.1% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Afghanistan never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 571 years — 495 for males and 680 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.7 101.7 101.8
99 100.8 100.7 100.8
98 99.9 99.8 99.9
97 99 98.9 99
96 98.1 98 98.2
95 97.2 97.1 97.3
94 96.3 96.2 96.4
93 95.5 95.3 95.5
92 94.6 94.5 94.7
91 93.8 93.6 93.9
90 93 92.8 93.1
89 92.2 92 92.3
88 91.4 91.2 91.5
87 90.6 90.4 90.7
86 89.8 89.6 90
85 89.1 88.8 89.2
84 88.3 88.1 88.5
83 87.6 87.4 87.8
82 87 86.7 87.1
81 86.3 86 86.5
80 85.7 85.4 85.9
79 85 84.7 85.2
78 84.4 84.1 84.7
77 83.9 83.5 84.1
76 83.3 82.9 83.6
75 82.8 82.3 83.1
74 82.2 81.8 82.6
73 81.7 81.3 82.1
72 81.3 80.8 81.7
71 80.8 80.3 81.2
70 80.4 79.8 80.8
69 79.9 79.3 80.4
68 79.5 78.9 80
67 79.1 78.5 79.7
66 78.8 78 79.4
65 78.4 77.6 79
64 78.1 77.3 78.7
63 77.7 76.9 78.4
62 77.4 76.6 78.2
61 77.1 76.2 77.9
60 76.8 75.9 77.6
59 76.6 75.6 77.4
58 76.3 75.3 77.2
57 76.1 75 77
56 75.8 74.7 76.7
55 75.6 74.5 76.5
54 75.4 74.2 76.4
53 75.2 74 76.2
52 75 73.8 76
51 74.8 73.6 75.8
50 74.6 73.4 75.7
49 74.4 73.2 75.5
48 74.3 73 75.3
47 74.1 72.9 75.2
46 73.9 72.7 75.1
45 73.8 72.6 74.9
44 73.7 72.4 74.8
43 73.5 72.3 74.7
42 73.4 72.1 74.6
41 73.3 72 74.5
40 73.2 71.9 74.3
39 73.1 71.8 74.2
38 73 71.7 74.1
37 72.8 71.6 74
36 72.7 71.5 73.9
35 72.6 71.4 73.8
34 72.5 71.3 73.7
33 72.5 71.2 73.6
32 72.4 71.1 73.5
31 72.3 71 73.5
30 72.2 70.9 73.4
29 72.1 70.8 73.3
28 72 70.7 73.2
27 71.9 70.6 73.1
26 71.8 70.5 73
25 71.7 70.4 72.9
24 71.6 70.3 72.9
23 71.5 70.2 72.8
22 71.4 70.1 72.7
21 71.3 70 72.6
20 71.3 69.9 72.5
19 71.2 69.8 72.5
18 71.1 69.7 72.4
17 71 69.6 72.3
16 71 69.6 72.3
15 70.9 69.5 72.2
14 70.8 69.4 72.2
13 70.8 69.4 72.1
12 70.7 69.3 72.1
11 70.7 69.3 72
10 70.7 69.2 72
9 70.6 69.2 71.9
8 70.6 69.1 71.9
7 70.5 69.1 71.8
6 70.4 69 71.8
5 70.3 68.9 71.7
4 70.2 68.8 71.6
3 70.1 68.6 71.4
2 69.8 68.4 71.2
1 69.5 68.1 70.9
0 66.8 65.2 68.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Afghanistan, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 78.4 years, rising to 80.4 at 70, 82.8 at 75, and 85.7 at 80 — all higher than the 66.8 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Afghanistan.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.08% 0.04% 0.11%
99 0.13% 0.08% 0.18%
98 0.22% 0.13% 0.3%
97 0.35% 0.22% 0.47%
96 0.54% 0.35% 0.73%
95 0.82% 0.54% 1.09%
94 1.22% 0.82% 1.58%
93 1.75% 1.21% 2.25%
92 2.45% 1.73% 3.11%
91 3.35% 2.42% 4.19%
90 4.47% 3.31% 5.53%
89 5.83% 4.41% 7.14%
88 7.45% 5.74% 9.02%
87 9.33% 7.32% 11.2%
86 11.5% 9.14% 13.6%
85 13.9% 11.2% 16.3%
84 16.5% 13.5% 19.2%
83 19.3% 15.9% 22.3%
82 22.3% 18.6% 25.6%
81 25.3% 21.4% 28.9%
80 28.5% 24.3% 32.3%
79 31.7% 27.2% 35.7%
78 34.9% 30.3% 39%
77 38% 33.3% 42.3%
76 41.1% 36.4% 45.5%
75 44.2% 39.4% 48.6%
74 47.1% 42.3% 51.6%
73 50% 45.2% 54.4%
72 52.7% 48% 57.1%
71 55.3% 50.8% 59.6%
70 57.8% 53.4% 62%
69 60.2% 55.9% 64.2%
68 62.4% 58.3% 66.3%
67 64.5% 60.5% 68.2%
66 66.4% 62.7% 70%
65 68.2% 64.7% 71.7%
64 70% 66.6% 73.2%
63 71.6% 68.5% 74.6%
62 73.1% 70.2% 76%
61 74.5% 71.8% 77.2%
60 75.8% 73.3% 78.3%
59 77% 74.7% 79.4%
58 78.1% 76% 80.3%
57 79.2% 77.2% 81.2%
56 80.2% 78.3% 82.1%
55 81.1% 79.4% 82.9%
54 81.9% 80.3% 83.6%
53 82.7% 81.2% 84.3%
52 83.5% 82.1% 84.9%
51 84.1% 82.8% 85.5%
50 84.8% 83.6% 86.1%
49 85.4% 84.2% 86.6%
48 85.9% 84.8% 87.1%
47 86.4% 85.4% 87.5%
46 86.9% 85.9% 87.9%
45 87.3% 86.4% 88.3%
44 87.7% 86.8% 88.7%
43 88.1% 87.2% 89.1%
42 88.5% 87.6% 89.4%
41 88.8% 88% 89.7%
40 89.1% 88.3% 90%
39 89.4% 88.6% 90.3%
38 89.7% 88.9% 90.5%
37 90% 89.2% 90.8%
36 90.2% 89.5% 91%
35 90.5% 89.7% 91.3%
34 90.7% 90% 91.5%
33 90.9% 90.2% 91.7%
32 91.2% 90.4% 91.9%
31 91.4% 90.7% 92.1%
30 91.6% 90.9% 92.3%
29 91.8% 91.1% 92.5%
28 91.9% 91.3% 92.7%
27 92.1% 91.5% 92.8%
26 92.3% 91.7% 93%
25 92.5% 91.9% 93.2%
24 92.7% 92.1% 93.3%
23 92.9% 92.3% 93.5%
22 93% 92.5% 93.6%
21 93.2% 92.7% 93.8%
20 93.4% 92.9% 93.9%
19 93.5% 93% 94.1%
18 93.7% 93.2% 94.2%
17 93.8% 93.3% 94.3%
16 93.9% 93.5% 94.4%
15 94% 93.6% 94.5%
14 94.1% 93.7% 94.6%
13 94.2% 93.8% 94.6%
12 94.3% 93.8% 94.7%
11 94.3% 93.9% 94.8%
10 94.4% 94% 94.8%
9 94.5% 94.1% 94.9%
8 94.6% 94.2% 95%
7 94.6% 94.2% 95.1%
6 94.8% 94.4% 95.2%
5 94.9% 94.5% 95.3%
4 95.1% 94.7% 95.4%
3 95.3% 94.9% 95.7%
2 95.6% 95.2% 96%
1 96% 95.6% 96.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Afghanistan, 75.8% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 57.8% past 70, 28.5% past 80, 4.47% past 90, and only 0.08% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Afghanistan Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Afghanistan

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 0 0 0
99 54.4 33 74.3
98 85.9 54 115.4
97 131.4 85.5 173.8
96 194.8 130.9 253.9
95 280.2 194 360
94 391 278.7 495
93 531 388 663
92 700 526 861
91 898 691 1,088
90 1,121 884 1,338
89 1,364 1,100 1,604
88 1,620 1,334 1,880
87 1,883 1,578 2,157
86 2,142 1,822 2,429
85 2,389 2,057 2,685
84 2,614 2,276 2,916
83 2,809 2,472 3,110
82 2,966 2,642 3,257
81 3,081 2,783 3,351
80 3,152 2,894 3,392
79 3,184 2,974 3,387
78 3,181 3,025 3,345
77 3,155 3,048 3,275
76 3,112 3,044 3,187
75 3,045 3,015 3,084
74 2,959 2,965 2,966
73 2,858 2,896 2,836
72 2,743 2,812 2,693
71 2,616 2,716 2,540
70 2,483 2,611 2,382
69 2,346 2,499 2,223
68 2,211 2,384 2,069
67 2,079 2,268 1,923
66 1,953 2,152 1,787
65 1,833 2,037 1,660
64 1,718 1,925 1,541
63 1,608 1,814 1,429
62 1,503 1,707 1,323
61 1,403 1,603 1,224
60 1,308 1,502 1,132
59 1,219 1,404 1,047
58 1,134 1,309 970
57 1,056 1,218 900
56 982 1,131 838
55 914 1,048 783
54 850 970 731
53 791 897 684
52 735 830 639
51 683 768 597
50 635 711 557
49 589 658 519
48 547 609 484
47 508 563 452
46 472 521 422
45 439 482 395
44 409 447 370
43 382 414 348
42 357 385 328
41 335 359 310
40 315 336 293.8
39 297.5 315 279.2
38 281.7 297 266
37 267.4 280.7 253.8
36 254.6 266.2 242.7
35 243 253.3 232.4
34 232.5 241.9 222.9
33 223 231.6 214.2
32 214.5 222.6 206.2
31 207 214.8 198.9
30 200.5 208.6 192.2
29 195.3 204.3 186.1
28 191.3 201.8 180.4
27 188.5 201.2 175.2
26 186.6 202.1 170.3
25 185.2 203.9 165.5
24 183.9 205.7 160.9
23 181.8 206 156.1
22 178.1 203.8 150.9
21 172.2 197.7 145
20 163.6 187.4 138.2
19 152.5 173.5 130.2
18 139.6 157.1 121
17 125.8 139.9 110.9
16 112.2 123.2 100.5
15 99.5 108 90.5
14 88.6 95.3 81.6
13 80.1 85.6 74.4
12 74.2 79.2 69
11 71 75.9 65.8
10 70.6 75.8 65.1
9 73.2 79 67.1
8 79.4 86.1 72.4
7 90.3 97.8 82.3
6 107.2 115.6 98.4
5 132.8 141.6 123.5
4 170.4 178.6 161.8
3 224.8 230.2 219.1
2 303 302 304
1 415 401 430
0 4,004 4,381 3,610

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Afghanistan, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 0 for both sexes combined, 0 for males, and 0 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 71.3 for men, 74.5 for women, and 73 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Afghanistan's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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