Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 58.83 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Ethiopia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 58.83 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Ethiopia peaked at 59.93 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.45, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.45 | — |
| 2001 | 46.19 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 47.06 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 47.91 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.83 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 49.85 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.95 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 52.13 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 53.21 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 54.19 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 55.12 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.97 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 56.72 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.39 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 57.96 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.44 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.86 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.27 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.61 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 59.93 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.8 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.83 | -1.6% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Ethiopia?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Ethiopia was 58.83 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.93 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.45 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Ethiopia ranks 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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