Ethiopia - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy of Ethiopia goes up to 57.59 years

In 2008 the life expectancy in Ethiopia increased to 57.59 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 59.42 years and for men 55.85 years.

Ethiopia’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 167th in 2007 to 164th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Ethiopia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 56.43 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 49.93 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
2008	59.42	55.85	57.59
2007	58.06	54.86	56.43
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