Healthy life expectancy at birth in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 58.83 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
58.83
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
130th
of 185 countries
All-time high
59.93
in 2019
All-time low
44.45
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Ethiopia, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 58.83 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Ethiopia peaked at 59.93 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.45, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 130th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.48 | 44.45 | 54.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.93 | 55.12 | 59.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.31 | 58.83 | 59.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,357 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Ethiopia?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Ethiopia was 58.83 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.93 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.45 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Ethiopia ranks 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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