Life expectancy at birth, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 64.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Ethiopia stood at 64.36 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Ethiopia peaked at 64.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.87 years, in 1983.
Ethiopia ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.69 years | 36.23 years | 38.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.86 years | 35.92 years | 38.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.22 years | 33.87 years | 44.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.01 years | 43.47 years | 48.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.11 years | 50.19 years | 56.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.48 years | 57.54 years | 62.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4 years | 62.14 years | 64.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 39.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 52.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.57 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Ethiopia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Ethiopia was 64.36 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.87 years in 1983.
- How does Ethiopia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.