Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 23.31 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 23.31 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 37.1% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Ethiopia peaked at 23.31 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.69 years, in 1983.
That places Ethiopia 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4 years | 12.07 years | 12.55 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.36 years | 11.96 years | 12.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.84 years | 11.69 years | 14.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.28 years | 13.82 years | 14.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.95 years | 14.6 years | 15.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3 years | 15.73 years | 16.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.92 years | 16.14 years | 23.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 27 Liechtenstein 23.39 years compare
- 28 Madagascar 23.39 years compare
- 29 Luxembourg 23.34 years compare
- 31 El Salvador 23.29 years compare
- 32 Senegal 23.27 years compare
- 33 Monaco 23.23 years compare
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Ethiopia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ethiopia was 23.31 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, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.31 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.69 years in 1983.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.