Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ethiopia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Ethiopia was 67.32 years. A difference of +0.42 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Ethiopia were 64.08 years and 70.73 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Ethiopia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ethiopia (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ethiopia (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	39.62	36.24	43.3
1961	40.2	36.89	43.78
1962	40.53	37.32	43.99
1963	40.97	37.74	44.43
1964	41.26	38.04	44.72
1965	41.41	38.12	44.95
1966	39.34	36.28	42.64
1967	41.94	38.64	45.48
1968	42.09	38.79	45.64
1969	42.13	38.85	45.65
1970	42.12	38.83	45.63
1971	42.22	38.99	45.66
1972	41.04	37.91	44.37
1973	41.1	37.95	44.47
1974	39.08	36.1	42.27
1975	38.94	35.92	42.18
1976	41.32	37.89	45.03
1977	41.4	37.94	45.13
1978	41.51	38.09	45.19
1979	42.38	38.99	46
1980	42.82	39.43	46.43
1981	43.08	39.68	46.72
1982	43.43	40.06	47.01
1983	36.32	33.87	38.88
1984	36.74	34.49	39.06
1985	37.75	35.72	39.81
1986	38.37	36.62	40.13
1987	45.89	44.18	47.59
1988	45.68	44.12	47.23
1989	45.64	44.03	47.26
1990	45.12	43.47	46.77
1991	46.66	45.58	47.72
1992	47.28	46.52	48.03
1993	47.68	46.9	48.45
1994	47.93	47.09	48.77
1995	48.16	47.24	49.08
1996	48.7	47.86	49.55
1997	49.21	48.38	50.05
1998	49.79	48.9	50.68
1999	49.49	48.16	50.83
2000	50.88	50.19	51.57
2001	51.43	50.78	52.08
2002	52.09	51.26	52.92
2003	52.88	51.99	53.77
2004	53.74	52.6	54.89
2005	54.36	53.09	55.66
2006	55.4	53.95	56.9
2007	56.57	54.82	58.38
2008	57.73	55.77	59.77
2009	58.72	56.62	60.9
2010	59.71	57.54	61.97
2011	60.6	58.44	62.84
2012	61.44	59.2	63.78
2013	62.16	59.77	64.66
2014	62.93	60.42	65.56
2015	63.59	60.96	66.35
2016	64.16	61.42	67.05
2017	64.77	61.94	67.75
2018	65.26	62.37	68.3
2019	65.74	62.78	68.86
2020	65.97	62.78	69.37
2021	65.33	62.14	68.72
2022	66.9	63.66	70.31
2023	67.32	64.08	70.73