Health Statistics > Life expectancy at birth > total population > Afghanistan (historical data)

Date   Amount    Rank   
2011   45.02    #217   
2008   44.21    #213   
2007   43.77    #208   
2006   43.34    #212   
2005   42.9    #215   
2004   42.46    #212   
2003   46.97    #198   


DEFINITION: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011 via NationMaster
   
 

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