Burden of disease who in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Burden of disease who was 36,986 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
36,986
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
89th
of 192 countries
All-time high
101,645
in 2000
All-time low
35,744
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Burden of disease who in Ethiopia, 2000–2021

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2000201020212000: 101.6k2001: 93.2k2002: 88.4k2003: 83.7k2004: 79.0k2005: 74.3k2006: 69.6k2007: 64.9k2008: 60.7k2009: 56.8k2010: 53.2k2011: 50.1k2012: 47.3k2013: 44.8k2014: 42.7k2015: 41.0k2016: 39.7k2017: 38.3k2018: 37.2k2019: 36.3k2020: 35.7k2021: 37.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 36,986 for burden of disease who in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burden of disease who in Ethiopia peaked at 101,645 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35,744, in 2020.

Ethiopia ranks 89th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Burden of disease who in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Burden of disease who in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 101,645
2001 93,159 -8.3%
2002 88,449 -5.1%
2003 83,725 -5.3%
2004 78,999 -5.6%
2005 74,286 -6.0%
2006 69,582 -6.3%
2007 64,882 -6.8%
2008 60,661 -6.5%
2009 56,760 -6.4%
2010 53,206 -6.3%
2011 50,099 -5.8%
2012 47,349 -5.5%
2013 44,820 -5.3%
2014 42,722 -4.7%
2015 41,031 -4.0%
2016 39,671 -3.3%
2017 38,316 -3.4%
2018 37,246 -2.8%
2019 36,288 -2.6%
2020 35,744 -1.5%
2021 36,986 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77,215 56,760 101,645 10
2010s 43,075 36,288 53,206 10
2020s 36,365 35,744 36,986 2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 86 Indonesia 37,059 compare
  2. 87 Dominica 37,038 compare
  3. 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 37,015 compare
  4. 90 Mauritius 36,886 compare
  5. 91 Uruguay 36,482 compare
  6. 92 Brazil 36,425 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burden of disease who in Ethiopia?
Burden of disease who in Ethiopia was 36,986 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest burden of disease who recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 101,645 in 2000.
What is the lowest burden of disease who recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 35,744 in 2020.
How does Ethiopia rank for burden of disease who?
Ethiopia ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is burden of disease who rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burden of disease who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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