Life Simulator

Afghanistan: what if you were born here?

Every year 1,469,029 babies are born here — 1.6% of the births across the game’s 30 countries.

66.2 yearsLife expectancy
29%Lived to 80
Be born hereBe born anywhere, by real birth odds

1,000 lives born here, lived by the game

Each life starts from this country’s births and makes the choices most people make. Shares of adults are of the lives that reached 30. Next to each figure: the same for babies born anywhere in the game’s 30 countries.

Average lifespan66.2 years30 countries 71.4 years
Lived to 8029.3%30 countries 40.5%
Ever married97.5%30 countries 93.2%
Children, on average4.8130 countries 2.54
Went to university7.7%30 countries 31.4%
Rose far above their start3.7%30 countries 7.4%
Moved abroad4.2%30 countries 2.3%

How these lives ended — the most common

  1. Ischaemic heart disease14.4%
  2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease13.3%
  3. Stroke10.3%
  4. Tuberculosis7.8%
  5. Other infectious diseases7.6%

The most common work

  1. Farming43.1%
  2. Making trades10%
  3. Labouring5.1%
  4. Driving5%
  5. Personal services3.9%

Official statistics

YearSource
Life expectancy at birth, women67.8 years2024World Bank WDI
Life expectancy at birth, men64.7 years2024World Bank WDI
Infant deaths per 1,000 births48.32024World Bank WDI
Deaths before 5 per 1,000 births532024World Bank WDI
Births per woman4.762024World Bank WDI
Income per person (GDP, PPP)$2,2362024World Bank WDI
Inequality (Gini index)302017World Bank / NSIA household surveys
Expected years of schooling10.8 years2023UNDP Human Development Report 2025 via Our World in Data
Living in cities25.9%2025World Bank WDI
Using the internet16.1%2024World Bank WDI
Life satisfaction (0–10)1.452025World Happiness Report
Military serviceNot compulsory2025CIA World Factbook, Military service age and obligation

Other countries

One life at a time, by real numbers

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