Afghanistan sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 66.3 years of life, 180th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Afghanistan, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 66.3 yrs | 180 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 16.2 /1,000 | 7 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.7 /1,000 | 167 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 13.7 yrs | 177 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 45.7 /1,000 | 143 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.1 yrs | 193 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 73.6 men/100 women | 63 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 48.3 /1,000 | 12 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 521 /100k | 6 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 32.7 % | 7 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 3.6 /100k | 143 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 15.9 /100k | 84 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.0 L | 180 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.4 % | 205 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $59 | 166 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $414 | 211 of 212 | 2023 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Afghanistan's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd lowest GDP per capita in the world ($414) and the 6th highest maternal mortality in the world (521 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Afghanistan; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.