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Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 67.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67.31 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.31 years
in 2023
All-time low
32.17 years
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ethiopia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 67.31 years for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ethiopia peaked at 67.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.17 years, in 1957.

Ethiopia ranks 191st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ethiopia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 35.51 years —
1951 35.86 years +1.0%
1952 36.22 years +1.0%
1953 36.56 years +0.9%
1954 36.96 years +1.1%
1955 37.32 years +1.0%
1956 37.78 years +1.2%
1957 32.17 years -14.9%
1958 32.63 years +1.4%
1959 39.17 years +20.0%
1960 39.62 years +1.1%
1961 40.2 years +1.5%
1962 40.53 years +0.8%
1963 40.97 years +1.1%
1964 41.26 years +0.7%
1965 41.41 years +0.4%
1966 39.34 years -5.0%
1967 41.94 years +6.6%
1968 42.09 years +0.4%
1969 42.13 years +0.1%
1970 42.12 years -0.0%
1971 42.22 years +0.2%
1972 41.03 years -2.8%
1973 41.1 years +0.2%
1974 39.08 years -4.9%
1975 38.94 years -0.4%
1976 41.32 years +6.1%
1977 41.4 years +0.2%
1978 41.51 years +0.3%
1979 42.38 years +2.1%
1980 42.81 years +1.0%
1981 43.08 years +0.6%
1982 43.43 years +0.8%
1983 36.32 years -16.4%
1984 36.74 years +1.2%
1985 37.75 years +2.7%
1986 38.37 years +1.7%
1987 45.89 years +19.6%
1988 45.68 years -0.5%
1989 45.64 years -0.1%
1990 45.12 years -1.2%
1991 46.66 years +3.4%
1992 47.28 years +1.3%
1993 47.68 years +0.8%
1994 47.93 years +0.5%
1995 48.16 years +0.5%
1996 48.7 years +1.1%
1997 49.21 years +1.1%
1998 49.78 years +1.2%
1999 49.49 years -0.6%
2000 50.88 years +2.8%
2001 51.43 years +1.1%
2002 52.09 years +1.3%
2003 52.88 years +1.5%
2004 53.73 years +1.6%
2005 54.36 years +1.2%
2006 55.4 years +1.9%
2007 56.57 years +2.1%
2008 57.73 years +2.1%
2009 58.72 years +1.7%
2010 59.71 years +1.7%
2011 60.59 years +1.5%
2012 61.44 years +1.4%
2013 62.16 years +1.2%
2014 62.93 years +1.2%
2015 63.59 years +1.1%
2016 64.16 years +0.9%
2017 64.77 years +0.9%
2018 65.26 years +0.8%
2019 65.74 years +0.7%
2020 65.97 years +0.3%
2021 65.33 years -1.0%
2022 66.9 years +2.4%
2023 67.31 years +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 36.02 years 32.17 years 39.17 years 10
1960s 40.95 years 39.34 years 42.13 years 10
1970s 41.11 years 38.94 years 42.38 years 10
1980s 41.57 years 36.32 years 45.89 years 10
1990s 48 years 45.12 years 49.78 years 10
2000s 54.38 years 50.88 years 58.72 years 10
2010s 63.04 years 59.71 years 65.74 years 10
2020s 66.38 years 65.33 years 67.31 years 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 188 Namibia 67.39 years compare
  2. 189 Malawi 67.35 years compare
  3. 190 Fiji 67.32 years compare
  4. 192 Micronesia (country) 67.2 years compare
  5. 193 Tuvalu 67.11 years compare
  6. 194 Tanzania, United Republic of 67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ethiopia?
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ethiopia was 67.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 67.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.17 years in 1957.
How does Ethiopia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
Ethiopia ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.