Sex ratio in life expectancy in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.1
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
31st
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 1950
All-time low
1.03
in 2001
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy in Ethiopia stood at 1.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Ethiopia peaked at 1.21 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 2001.
Ethiopia ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.21 | — |
| 1951 | 1.2 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.2 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.2 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.2 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.2 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.19 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 1.19 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.2 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.19 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.18 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.18 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.18 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.18 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.17 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.17 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.17 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.19 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.19 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.18 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.17 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.15 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.13 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.05 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.11 compare
- 29 Haiti 1.11 compare
- 30 Uruguay 1.1 compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 1.1 compare
- 33 Mozambique 1.1 compare
- 34 Bahamas 1.1 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Ethiopia?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Ethiopia was 1.1 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 ratio in life expectancy recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.