Probability of dying that year, among females in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Probability of dying that year, among females was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying that year, among females in Ethiopia is 2.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Ethiopia peaked at 19.9% in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 18.1% | — |
| 1951 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 17.3% | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 16.5% | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 19.9% | +21.0% |
| 1958 | 19.6% | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 15.5% | -21.0% |
| 1960 | 15.1% | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 14.8% | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 14.9% | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 13.5% | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.0% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +32.7% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | -25.9% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.4%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying that year, among females in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +32.7% | 12.6% | 16.7% |
| 1987 | -25.9% | 15.6% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 35 Papua New Guinea 2.9% compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.9% compare
- 37 Yemen 2.9% compare
- 39 Myanmar 2.8% compare
- 40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.8% compare
- 41 Mauritania 2.7% 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)
- 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 probability of dying that year, among females in Ethiopia?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Ethiopia was 2.9% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1957.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.