Ethiopia vs Yemen: Life expectancy
Ethiopia
65.37 years
in 2020
Yemen
64.65 years
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
125th
Yemen rank
128th
Life expectancy over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 65.37 years against 64.65 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.72 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 125th and Yemen ranks 128th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1910s | 25 years | 26 years | 1 years | Yemen |
| 1920s | 26.81 years | 26 years | 0.8141 years | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 29.31 years | 26 years | 3.31 years | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 33.92 years | 33.38 years | 0.55 years | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 37.11 years | 37.44 years | 0.3278 years | Yemen |
| 1970s | 40.85 years | 43.19 years | 2.34 years | Yemen |
| 1980s | 44.17 years | 48.94 years | 4.76 years | Yemen |
| 1990s | 46.43 years | 59.58 years | 13.15 years | Yemen |
| 2000s | 52.27 years | 64.07 years | 11.79 years | Yemen |
| 2010s | 61.69 years | 66.58 years | 4.89 years | Yemen |
| 2020s | 65.37 years | 64.65 years | 0.7204 years | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Ethiopia, at 65.37 years against 64.65 years in Yemen as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 0.72 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy?
- Ethiopia ranks 125th and Yemen ranks 128th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.