The reading right now

As of January 2024, Life expectancy for Afghanistan stood at 66.3. That is up 0.25 from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 63.8, ranging from a low of 60.4 in January 2021 to a high of 66.3 in January 2024. The current reading sits 3.13 above its trailing ten-year mean of 63.2.

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