Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.41 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.41 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
160th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.19 years
in 1960
All-time low
0.7818 years
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ethiopia stood at 3.41 years.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ethiopia peaked at 4.19 years in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7818 years, in 1992.
That places Ethiopia 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.05 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.01 years | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 4.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.02 years | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 4.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 4.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 4.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.82 years | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 3.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 4.16 years | +8.2% |
| 1960 | 4.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 4.08 years | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 3.98 years | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 3.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.07 years | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 3.96 years | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 4.06 years | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 4.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.05 years | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 4.04 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.98 years | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 3.92 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.88 years | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 3.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.13 years | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 4.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 4.09 years | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 4.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 4.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.99 years | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.34 years | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 3.01 years | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 2.68 years | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 2.29 years | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 1.8 years | -21.2% |
| 1988 | 1.59 years | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 1.58 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.5 years | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 years | -29.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7818 years | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 0.815 years | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9102 years | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 1.01 years | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9463 years | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9528 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9981 years | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.22 years | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8278 years | -32.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8218 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9927 years | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1 years | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 1.37 years | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 1.47 years | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.63 years | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 1.88 years | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 2.08 years | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 2.18 years | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.25 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.23 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.32 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.47 years | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 2.61 years | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.73 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.85 years | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.96 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.13 years | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.67 years | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 3.35 years | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.41 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.01 years | 3.82 years | 4.16 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.04 years | 3.96 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.01 years | 3.88 years | 4.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.85 years | 1.58 years | 4.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 0.7818 years | 1.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 years | 0.8218 years | 2.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 years | 2.23 years | 3.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 years | 3.35 years | 3.67 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 157 Syrian Arab Republic 3.5 years compare
- 158 Gabon 3.46 years compare
- 159 Switzerland 3.44 years compare
- 161 Tajikistan 3.36 years compare
- 162 Israel 3.35 years compare
- 163 New Caledonia 3.35 years compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ethiopia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ethiopia was 3.41 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 years in 1960.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7818 years in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Ethiopia ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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 major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.