Ethiopia sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 67.7 years of life, 166th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Ethiopia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 67.7 yrs | 166 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 9.6 /1,000 | 69 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.9 /1,000 | 160 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 17.8 yrs | 99 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 96.9 /1,000 | 39 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.7 yrs | 38 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 80.2 men/100 women | 110 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 34.5 /1,000 | 35 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 195 /100k | 35 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 16.8 % | 111 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 6.1 /100k | 106 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 28.2 /100k | 33 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 1.3 % | 141 of 143 | 2015 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.1 L | 116 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.2 % | 180 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $35 | 180 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,134 | 188 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Ethiopia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd lowest adult obesity in the world (1.3 %) and the 12th lowest health spending per capita in the world ($35). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Ethiopia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.