Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 67.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.31
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.31
in 2023
All-time low
32.17
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 67.31 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ethiopia peaked at 67.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.17, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.02 | 32.17 | 39.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.95 | 39.34 | 42.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.11 | 38.94 | 42.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.57 | 36.32 | 45.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48 | 45.12 | 49.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.38 | 50.88 | 58.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.04 | 59.71 | 65.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.38 | 65.33 | 67.31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,357 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 39.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 52.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ethiopia?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ethiopia was 67.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 in 1957.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Ethiopia ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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