Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Ethiopia is 67.31 years, measured 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, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 | 42.11 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 | 42.82 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 | 49.79 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% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 67.31 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.65 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 67.31 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 49.79 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
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Ethiopia?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Ethiopia was 67.31 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.31 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 years in 1957.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Ethiopia ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.