Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth, total

Ethiopia
67.6 years
in 2024
Pakistan
67.8 years
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
170th
Pakistan rank
169th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 67.8 years against 67.6 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 170th and Pakistan ranks 169th of 217 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 40.95 years 48.25 years 7.3 years Pakistan
1970s 41.11 years 54.21 years 13.1 years Pakistan
1980s 41.57 years 58.72 years 17.15 years Pakistan
1990s 48 years 60.39 years 12.39 years Pakistan
2000s 54.38 years 63.07 years 8.69 years Pakistan
2010s 63.04 years 65.54 years 2.51 years Pakistan
2020s 66.62 years 66.87 years 0.245 years Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 67.8 years against 67.6 years in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
0.2 years, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Ethiopia ranks 170th and Pakistan ranks 169th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.