Women survival to age 65 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Women survival to age 65 was 70.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.85
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
181st
of 215 countries
All-time high
70.85
in 2024
All-time low
21.5
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Women survival to age 65 in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women survival to age 65 in Afghanistan is 70.85, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women survival to age 65 in Afghanistan peaked at 70.85 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Women survival to age 65 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.5 | — |
| 1961 | 22.09 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 22.64 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 23.18 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 23.77 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 24.35 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 24.94 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 25.53 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 26.08 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 26.68 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 27.33 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 27.96 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 28.62 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 29.31 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 29.98 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 30.65 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 31.32 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 32.04 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 31.29 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 30.25 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 30.89 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 31.25 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 27.85 | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 28.59 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 23.13 | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 23.99 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 31.24 | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 31.91 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 37.03 | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 38.62 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 39.52 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 40.34 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 42.25 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 46.54 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 47.7 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 48.56 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 49.66 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 50.08 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 49.36 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 51.97 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 52.87 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 53.68 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.2 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 55.85 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 56.79 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 57.58 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 58.4 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.45 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 60.46 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 61.05 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 61.84 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 62.75 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 63.54 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 64.3 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 64.6 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.85 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.6 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.07 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 67.59 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.95 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.47 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 62.67 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 69.91 | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 70.41 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 70.85 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.08 | 21.5 | 26.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.88 | 27.33 | 32.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.45 | 23.13 | 38.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.6 | 39.52 | 51.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.03 | 52.87 | 61.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.01 | 61.84 | 67.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.66 | 62.67 | 70.85 | 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 women survival to age 65 in Afghanistan?
- Women survival to age 65 in Afghanistan was 70.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women survival to age 65 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.85 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women survival to age 65 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for women survival to age 65?
- Afghanistan ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women survival to age 65 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women survival to age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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