Afghanistan vs Kiribati: Life expectancy by sex
Afghanistan
67.54 years
in 2023
Kiribati
68.17 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
207th
Kiribati rank
205th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 68.17 years against 67.54 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.63 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 207th and Kiribati ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.89 years | 47.63 years | 16.75 years | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 35.66 years | 52.14 years | 16.47 years | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 40.27 years | 57.47 years | 17.2 years | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 41.39 years | 60.3 years | 18.91 years | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 52.42 years | 64.5 years | 12.08 years | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 59.24 years | 66.99 years | 7.75 years | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 64.28 years | 67.45 years | 3.17 years | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 65.88 years | 67.24 years | 1.37 years | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Afghanistan or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 68.17 years against 67.54 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Afghanistan and Kiribati?
- 0.63 years, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kiribati?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kiribati rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 207th and Kiribati ranks 205th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.