Survival to age 65, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Survival to age 65, male was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, male in Ethiopia stood at 63.5%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Ethiopia peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1983.
That places Ethiopia 168th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.2% | — |
| 1961 | 25.0% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 25.9% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 26.2% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 23.9% | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 26.8% | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 27.0% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 27.0% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 25.9% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 25.9% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 23.6% | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 23.3% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 25.5% | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 27.0% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 27.7% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 28.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | -25.7% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | +40.4% |
| 1988 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 34.6% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 36.9% | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 38.3% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.8% | 23.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.7% | 23.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 21.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 33.4% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 42.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 52.7% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 58.8% | 63.5% | 5 |
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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)
- 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 survival to age 65, male in Ethiopia?
- Survival to age 65, male in Ethiopia was 63.5% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1983.
- How does Ethiopia rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 168th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.