Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 64.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.08
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
64.08
in 2023
All-time low
29.49
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 64.08 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ethiopia peaked at 64.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.49, in 1957.
Ethiopia ranks 196th 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 32.34 | — |
| 1951 | 32.71 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 33.04 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 33.39 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 33.77 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 34.09 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 34.53 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 29.49 | -14.6% |
| 1958 | 29.92 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 35.82 | +19.7% |
| 1960 | 36.23 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 36.89 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 37.32 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 37.74 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 38.04 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 38.12 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 36.28 | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 38.64 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 38.79 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 38.84 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 38.83 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 38.99 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 37.91 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 37.95 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 36.11 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 35.92 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 37.89 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 37.94 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 38.09 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 38.99 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 39.43 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 39.68 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 40.06 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 33.87 | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 34.49 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 35.72 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 36.62 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 44.18 | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 44.12 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 44.03 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 43.47 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 45.58 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 46.52 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 46.9 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.09 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 47.24 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.86 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 48.38 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 48.9 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 48.16 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 50.19 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 50.78 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.26 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.99 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 52.6 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.09 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.95 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.82 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.77 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 56.62 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.54 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 58.44 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 59.2 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.77 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 60.42 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.96 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 61.42 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.93 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 62.37 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.78 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 62.78 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.14 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.66 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 64.08 | +0.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 64.08 is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.66, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 64.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.07, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.91 | 29.49 | 35.82 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.69 | 36.23 | 38.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.86 | 35.92 | 38.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.22 | 33.87 | 44.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.01 | 43.47 | 48.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.11 | 50.19 | 56.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.48 | 57.54 | 62.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.17 | 62.14 | 64.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ethiopia?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ethiopia was 64.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.08 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.49 in 1957.
- How does Ethiopia rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Ethiopia ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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