Probability of dying, by age in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0459 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0459 for probability of dying, by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0926 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0459, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0786 | 0.0665 | 0.0926 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0557 | 0.0487 | 0.0643 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0466 | 0.0459 | 0.0472 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Afghanistan?
- Probability of dying, by age in Afghanistan was 0.0459 in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0926 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0459 in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.