Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life expectancy vs. health spending 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. health spending in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 67.31 years for life expectancy vs. health spending 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. health spending in Ethiopia peaked at 67.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.17 years, in 1957.
That places Ethiopia 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending 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 | 42.12 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 | 42.81 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 | 49.78 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% |
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 | 49.78 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 |
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Ethiopia?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ethiopia was 67.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.31 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 years in 1957.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Ethiopia ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.