Ethiopia - Life expectancy at birth 2006

Life expectancy increases in Ethiopia

In 2006 the life expectancy in Ethiopia increased to 55.15 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 56.53 years and for men 53.82 years.

Ethiopia’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 169th in 2005 to 167th in 2006.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Ethiopia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2005, when it was 54.01 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1996, when it was 48.92 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Ethiopia. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Ethiopia in Ethiopian economy.

Ethiopia - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2006	56.53	53.82	55.15
2005	55.34	52.73	54.01
2004	54.25	52.25	53.24
2003	53.44	51.65	52.53
2002	52.32	50.73	51.52
2001	51.64	50.45	51.04
2000	51.20	49.89	50.54
1999	50.78	48.11	49.43
1998	50.93	48.94	49.93
1997	50.51	48.54	49.51
1996	49.87	48.00	48.92
1995	49.42	47.21	48.30
1994	49.10	46.66	47.86
1993	48.71	46.11	47.39
1992	48.28	45.57	46.90
1991	47.87	44.46	46.13
1990	46.76	42.47	44.56
1989	47.10	43.07	45.04
1988	47.05	43.16	45.06
1987	47.30	43.64	45.44
1986	39.49	36.20	37.81
1985	39.11	35.69	37.36
1984	38.35	34.61	36.43
1983	37.94	34.23	36.04
1982	46.18	41.48	43.77
1981	45.94	41.39	43.61
1980	45.55	41.00	43.22
1979	45.22	40.52	42.81
1978	44.56	39.41	41.90
1977	44.51	39.44	41.89
1976	44.52	39.44	41.90
1975	41.60	37.24	39.36
1974	41.55	37.47	39.45
1973	43.85	39.52	41.64
1972	43.72	39.48	41.55
1971	45.15	40.74	42.89
1970	45.01	40.72	42.82
1969	45.13	40.64	42.83
1968	45.14	40.65	42.84
1967	44.99	40.50	42.69
1966	42.32	38.08	40.15
1965	44.77	40.22	42.44
1964	44.71	39.96	42.28
1963	44.31	39.71	41.96
1962	43.76	39.15	41.40
1961	43.37	38.73	41.00
1960	42.68	38.09	40.33

Ethiopia - Life expectancy at birth