Life expectancy at age 60, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 19.4 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Ethiopia, 1960β2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Ethiopia stood at 19.4 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Ethiopia peaked at 19.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.61 years, in 1984.
Ethiopia ranks 150th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.88 years | 14.47 years | 15.06 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.8 years | 14.3 years | 15.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.51 years | 13.61 years | 15.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.76 years | 14.53 years | 14.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8 years | 15 years | 16.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.08 years | 17.18 years | 18.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.04 years | 18.38 years | 19.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Ethiopia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Ethiopia was 19.4 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.61 years in 1984.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.