Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Israel leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2024 at 85.40 years, while Afghanistan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 67.81 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.021.442.764.185.4IsraelIsrael: 85.40 years85.4KuwaitKuwait: 85.40 years85.4MaltaMalta: 84.80 years84.8United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 84.32 years84.3QatarQatar: 83.48 years83.5BahrainBahrain: 82.13 years82.1OmanOman: 82.05 years82.0Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 81.33 years81.3JordanJordan: 80.34 years80.3LebanonLebanon: 79.86 years79.9Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 79.81 years79.8TunisiaTunisia: 79.33 years79.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Israel 85.40 years
2 Kuwait 85.40 years
3 Malta 84.80 years
4 United Arab Emirates 84.32 years
5 Qatar 83.48 years
6 Bahrain 82.13 years
7 Oman 82.05 years
8 Saudi Arabia 81.33 years
9 Jordan 80.34 years
10 Lebanon 79.86 years
11 Iran, Islamic Rep. 79.81 years
12 Tunisia 79.33 years
13 Algeria 77.91 years
14 Morocco 77.78 years
15 Syrian Arab Republic 74.92 years
16 West Bank and Gaza 74.25 years
17 Iraq 74.18 years
18 Egypt, Arab Rep. 74.01 years
19 Libya 72.68 years
20 Yemen, Rep. 71.55 years
21 Pakistan 70.32 years
22 Djibouti 68.74 years
23 Afghanistan 67.81 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2024, Israel leads with a gap of 0.00 years to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Afghanistan at 67.81 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.