Afghanistan · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
59.1 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2000 | 53.82332641 | 52.75192313 | 54.92601533 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2001 | 53.91018761 | 52.85725031 | 54.84655332 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2002 | 55.15447775 | 54.07854742 | 56.22227749 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2003 | 56.08520691 | 55.06893447 | 57.03460891 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2004 | 56.47652053 | 55.55040155 | 57.20113694 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2005 | 56.79050349 | 55.74024243 | 57.75275925 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2006 | 56.992143 | 56.04500028 | 57.92078526 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2007 | 57.2548387 | 56.28625129 | 58.42213026 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2008 | 57.9008556 | 56.94834729 | 59.03926021 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2009 | 58.52946588 | 57.5478175 | 59.44555685 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2010 | 59.00377167 | 58.01932323 | 60.22960156 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2011 | 59.54863714 | 58.46143301 | 60.7627868 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2012 | 59.92210578 | 58.92077833 | 61.05985922 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2013 | 60.43497705 | 59.43754703 | 61.52134562 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2014 | 60.42859204 | 59.51373352 | 61.28916337 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2015 | 60.32951348 | 59.49081483 | 61.3663229 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2016 | 60.39366208 | 59.36552674 | 61.46105896 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2017 | 60.8752198 | 59.98635176 | 61.711239 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2018 | 60.48797975 | 59.65831622 | 61.50443406 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2019 | 61.22381311 | 60.2634655 | 62.15733134 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2020 | 60.49099642 | 59.75520261 | 61.4810888 | — |
| Afghanistan | 2021 | 59.12690224 | 58.34885099 | 59.85427355 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.