Probability of dying that year, among females in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Probability of dying that year, among females was 4.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Afghanistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying that year, among females in Afghanistan is 4.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Afghanistan peaked at 26.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26.6% | — |
| 1951 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 25.1% | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 24.6% | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 24.2% | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 23.8% | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 22.2% | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 21.8% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 21.5% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 21.1% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 20.8% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 20.4% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 19.4% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 19.1% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 18.8% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 18.4% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 18.1% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 17.7% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 16.6% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 14.2% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -3.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 4.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 4.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.3%, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.8% | 23.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.0% | 19.4% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 12.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4 |
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)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Afghanistan?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Afghanistan was 4.0% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.