Health · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Ethiopia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 67.6 yrs (2024), 170th of 217 in the world and 12th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy, women is 71.0 yrs (2024), 166th of 217 in the world and 9th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy, men is 64.4 yrs (2024), 176th of 217 in the world and 14th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Ethiopia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 67.6 yrs2024 | 170/217 | 12/48 | 50.9 yrs | 59.7 yrs | 66.0 yrs | +7.4%since 2014 | 62.8 yrs | 65.2 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 71.0 yrs2024 | 166/217 | 9/48 | 51.6 yrs | 62.0 yrs | 69.4 yrs | +8.3%since 2014 | 65.0 yrs | 67.7 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 64.4 yrs2024 | 176/217 | 14/48 | 50.2 yrs | 57.5 yrs | 62.8 yrs | +6.5%since 2014 | 60.7 yrs | 62.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 34.52024 | 36/196 | 30/48 | 92.3 | 59.2 | 39.4 | −31%since 2014 | 47.1 | 46.7 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 44.52024 | 36/196 | 30/48 | 140.1 | 82.7 | 51.5 | −34%since 2014 | 71.2 | 68.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 25.22024 | 21/196 | 17/48 | 48.1 | 37.6 | 27.9 | −24%since 2014 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 1952023 | 37/194 | 33/48 | 870 | 619 | 244 | −61%since 2013 | 448 | 346 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 72%2024 | 161/193 | 29/48 | 28% | 64% | 57% | +18.0 ppsince 2014 | 69% | 67% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.7%2024 | 56/153 | 35/44 | 2.7% | 1.4% | 0.9% | −0.5 ppsince 2014 | 3.0% | 1.6% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 1412024 | 48/208 | 26/48 | 489 | 269 | 156 | −33%since 2014 | 205 | 199 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 2.8%2023 | 183/193 | 47/48 | 4.4% | 5.5% | 3.5% | −1.3 ppsince 2013 | 4.9% | 4.6% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 46.3%2023 | 39/193 | 15/48 | 36.0% | 42.3% | 33.1% | +3.9 ppsince 2013 | 30.4% | 44.5% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.142023 | 163/180 | 31/46 | 0.02 | 0.032009 | 0.10 | +472%since 2009 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.32016 | 175/182 | 33/40 | · | 0.22008 | · | — | — | — | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 55.6%2024 | 198/206 | 39/46 | 18.8% | 34.2% | 49.7% | +15.1 ppsince 2014 | 67.5% | 60.3% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 10.4%2024 | 203/203 | 46/46 | 3.0% | 5.8% | 9.0% | +3.3 ppsince 2014 | 37.1% | 33.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 5.2%2024 | 162/166 | 36/39 | 6.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% | −0.5 ppsince 2010 | 8.9% | 10.9% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 28.22019 | 35/186 | 27/48 | 24.6 | 23.3 | 28.22019 | +20%since 2009 | 27.4 | 28.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+7.4%67.6 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+8.3%71.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+6.5%64.4 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−31%34.5 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-pocket spending+3.9 pp46.3% in 2023
- Road deaths+20%28.2 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Ethiopia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Ethiopia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Ethiopia | Kenya | Sudan | Somalia | South Sudan | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.6 yrs2024 | 63.8 yrs2024 | 66.5 yrs2024 | 59.0 yrs2024 | 57.7 yrs2024 | 68.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 71.0 yrs2024 | 66.1 yrs2024 | 69.8 yrs2024 | 61.6 yrs2024 | 60.7 yrs2024 | 70.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 64.4 yrs2024 | 61.6 yrs2024 | 63.4 yrs2024 | 56.5 yrs2024 | 54.8 yrs2024 | 66.8 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 34.52024 | 34.22024 | 42.92024 | 65.42024 | 71.92024 | 24.72024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 44.52024 | 38.82024 | 61.62024 | 101.12024 | 96.72024 | 34.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 25.22024 | 20.72024 | 23.72024 | 34.22024 | 39.52024 | 15.62024 |
| Maternal mortality | 1952023 | 1492023 | 2562023 | 5632023 | 6922023 | 2912023 |
| Measles vaccination | 72%2024 | 88%2024 | 46%2024 | 64%2024 | 72%2024 | 93%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.7%2024 | 3.0%2024 | 0.2%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 1.5%2024 | 0.4%2024 |