Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Ethiopia
64.36 years
in 2024
Tanzania
64.4 years
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
177th
Tanzania rank
176th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 64.4 years against 64.36 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.04 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 218 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.69 years | 42.95 years | 5.26 years | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 37.86 years | 46.89 years | 9.03 years | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 39.22 years | 49.96 years | 10.74 years | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 47.01 years | 50.13 years | 3.12 years | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 53.11 years | 55.66 years | 2.55 years | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 60.48 years | 61.32 years | 0.8357 years | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 63.4 years | 63.92 years | 0.513 years | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 64.4 years against 64.36 years in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 0.04 years, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.