Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 67.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.31
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
184th
of 229 countries
All-time high
67.31
in 2023
All-time low
32.17
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ethiopia is 67.31, measured 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 vs health expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 67.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.17, in 1957.
Ethiopia ranks 184th of 229 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 health expenditure in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 35.51 | — |
| 1951 | 35.86 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 36.22 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 36.56 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 36.96 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 37.32 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 37.78 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 32.17 | -14.9% |
| 1958 | 32.63 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 39.17 | +20.0% |
| 1960 | 39.62 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 40.2 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 40.53 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 40.97 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 41.26 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 41.41 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 39.34 | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 41.94 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 42.09 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 42.13 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 42.12 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 42.22 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 41.03 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 41.1 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 39.08 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 38.94 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 41.32 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 41.4 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 41.51 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 42.38 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 42.81 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 43.08 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 43.43 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 36.32 | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 36.74 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 37.75 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 38.37 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 45.89 | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 45.68 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 45.64 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 45.12 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 46.66 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 47.28 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 47.68 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.93 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 48.16 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 48.7 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.21 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 49.78 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 49.49 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.88 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 51.43 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.09 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.88 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 53.73 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 54.36 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.4 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 56.57 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 57.73 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 58.72 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 59.71 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.59 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 61.44 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.16 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.93 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.59 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.16 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.77 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.26 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.74 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 65.97 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.33 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.9 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 67.31 | +0.6% |
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 | 49.78 | 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, 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)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ethiopia?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ethiopia was 67.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 in 1957.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 184th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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