Life expectancy at age 60, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 17.57 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Afghanistan stood at 17.57 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Afghanistan peaked at 17.57 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.35 years, in 1984.
That places Afghanistan 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.04 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 12.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 12.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 12.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 12.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 12.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 12.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 12.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 12.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 12.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 13 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 13.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 13.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 13.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 13.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 13.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 13.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 13.32 years | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 13.04 years | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 13.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 13.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 12.39 years | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 12.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11.35 years | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 11.48 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 12.82 years | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 12.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 13.78 years | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 14.01 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 14.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 14.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.2 years | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 15.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 15.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.5 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.42 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.69 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 15.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.09 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.88 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.21 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.95 years | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 15.69 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 17.47 years | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 17.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.57 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.43 years | 12.04 years | 12.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.22 years | 12.91 years | 13.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.74 years | 11.35 years | 14.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.08 years | 14.1 years | 15.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.19 years | 15.79 years | 16.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.95 years | 16.64 years | 17.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.84 years | 15.69 years | 17.57 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 703,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 657,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 686,729 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Afghanistan?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Afghanistan was 17.57 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.57 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.35 years in 1984.
- How does Afghanistan rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.