Life expectancy for males rose 0.515% to 64.4 years in Ethiopia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for males in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 64.4 years in 2024 and an all time low of 32.8 years in 1955. When compared to Ethiopia's main peers, life expectancy for males in Eritrea amounted to 63.1 years, 61.4 years in Kenya, 55.2 years in Somalia and 61.2 years in Sudan in 2024.
Ethiopia has been ranked 121st within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for males, 25 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Male) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Chad | years | 60.7 | 61.1 | 61.5 | 61.8 | 62.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | years | 68.2 | 68.4 | 68.6 | 68.8 | 69.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | years | 73.4 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 74.0 | 74.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | years | 69.9 | 70.1 | 70.4 | 70.6 | 70.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | years | 70.4 | 70.6 | 70.8 | 71.0 | 71.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | years | 67.0 | 67.3 | 67.6 | 67.9 | 68.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | years | 60.9 | 61.2 | 61.4 | 61.7 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | years | 64.0 | 64.3 | 64.6 | 64.9 | 65.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | years | 64.3 | 64.4 | 64.5 | 64.7 | 64.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | years | 68.1 | 68.4 | 68.6 | 68.9 | 69.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | years | 66.8 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 67.7 | 68.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | years | 65.4 | 65.5 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.8 |
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