Life Expectancy at Birth in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 67.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.6
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
169th
of 216 countries
All-time high
67.6
in 2024
All-time low
36.32
in 1983
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 67.6 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Ethiopia peaked at 67.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.32, in 1983.
Ethiopia ranks 169th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.62 | — |
| 1961 | 40.2 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 40.53 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 40.97 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 41.26 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 41.41 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 39.34 | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 41.94 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 42.09 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 42.13 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 42.12 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 42.22 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 41.03 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 41.1 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 39.08 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 38.94 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 41.32 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 41.4 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 41.51 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 42.38 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 42.81 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 43.08 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 43.43 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 36.32 | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 36.74 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 37.75 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 38.37 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 45.89 | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 45.68 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 45.64 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 45.12 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 46.66 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 47.28 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 47.68 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.93 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 48.16 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 48.7 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.21 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 49.78 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 49.49 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.88 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 51.43 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.09 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.88 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 53.73 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 54.36 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.4 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 56.57 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 57.73 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 58.72 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 59.71 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.59 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 61.44 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.16 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.93 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.59 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.16 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.77 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.26 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.74 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 65.97 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.33 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.9 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 67.31 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 67.6 | +0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 67.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.84, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 67.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.95 | 39.34 | 42.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.11 | 38.94 | 42.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.57 | 36.32 | 45.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48 | 45.12 | 49.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.38 | 50.88 | 58.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.04 | 59.71 | 65.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.62 | 65.33 | 67.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Ethiopia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Ethiopia was 67.6 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.32 in 1983.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Ethiopia ranks 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.