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Life Expectancy in Ethiopia vs Gambia (1950-2025)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 67.9 years in Ethiopia vs 66.3 in the Gambia. Ethiopia is ranked 151/197 by life expectancy, and the Gambia is 167/197. In Ethiopia, the life expectancy is 64.6 years for males and 71.3 years for females. In the Gambia, it's 64.5 years for males and 68 years for females.

Ethiopia vs Gambia life expectancy at birth by year chart

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Gambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1950 35.5 32.3 39.1 31.2 30.6 31.8
1951 35.9 32.7 39.4 31.5 30.8 32.1
1952 36.2 33 39.7 31.7 31.1 32.3
1953 36.6 33.4 40.1 31.9 31.3 32.5
1954 37 33.8 40.5 32.2 31.6 32.7
1955 37.3 34.1 40.9 32.4 31.8 33
1956 37.8 34.5 41.4 32.8 32.1 33.4
1957 32.2 29.5 35.1 33.1 32.4 33.8
1958 32.6 29.9 35.6 33.6 32.9 34.3
1959 39.2 35.8 42.8 34.1 33.4 34.8
1960 39.6 36.2 43.3 34.6 33.8 35.3
1961 40.2 36.9 43.8 35.1 34.3 35.8
1962 40.5 37.3 44 35.6 34.8 36.4
1963 41 37.7 44.4 36.1 35.3 36.9
1964 41.3 38 44.7 36.6 35.8 37.4
1965 41.4 38.1 45 37.1 36.4 37.9
1966 39.3 36.3 42.6 37.6 36.8 38.3
1967 41.9 38.6 45.5 38.1 37.3 38.9
1968 42.1 38.8 45.6 38.5 37.8 39.3
1969 42.1 38.8 45.7 39 38.2 39.8
1970 42.1 38.8 45.6 39.5 38.7 40.4
1971 42.2 39 45.7 40 39.2 40.9
1972 41 37.9 44.4 40.5 39.7 41.4
1973 41.1 38 44.5 41.1 40.2 42
1974 39.1 36.1 42.3 41.7 40.8 42.6
1975 38.9 35.9 42.2 42.2 41.2 43.2
1976 41.3 37.9 45 42.9 41.9 43.9
1977 41.4 37.9 45.1 43.4 42.4 44.4
1978 41.5 38.1 45.2 43.6 42.6 44.6
1979 42.4 39 46 44.5 43.4 45.6
1980 42.8 39.4 46.4 45 44 45.9
1981 43.1 39.7 46.7 44.5 42.6 46.4
1982 43.4 40.1 47 46.3 45.4 47.2
1983 36.3 33.9 38.9 46.9 45.9 47.9
1984 36.7 34.5 39.1 47.5 46.5 48.6
1985 37.7 35.7 39.8 48.2 47.2 49.2
1986 38.4 36.6 40.1 48.8 47.8 49.9
1987 45.9 44.2 47.6 49.4 48.3 50.5
1988 45.7 44.1 47.2 50.1 49 51.4
1989 45.6 44 47.3 50.7 49.5 52
1990 45.1 43.5 46.8 51.3 50 52.6
1991 46.7 45.6 47.7 51.9 50.5 53.3
1992 47.3 46.5 48 52.5 51 54.1
1993 47.7 46.9 48.5 53.2 51.5 54.9
1994 47.9 47.1 48.8 53.8 52.1 55.5
1995 48.2 47.2 49.1 54.3 52.5 56.2
1996 48.7 47.9 49.5 54.8 53 56.8
1997 49.2 48.4 50.1 55.2 53.3 57.3
1998 49.8 48.9 50.7 56 54 58.2
1999 49.5 48.2 50.8 56.5 54.4 58.6
2000 50.9 50.2 51.6 56.9 54.9 59
2001 51.4 50.8 52.1 57.3 55.4 59.3
2002 52.1 51.3 52.9 57.7 55.9 59.6
2003 52.9 52 53.8 58.2 56.5 60
2004 53.7 52.6 54.9 58.7 57.1 60.5
2005 54.4 53.1 55.7 59.1 57.5 60.7
2006 55.4 53.9 56.9 59.7 58.1 61.2
2007 56.6 54.8 58.4 60 58.6 61.4
2008 57.7 55.8 59.8 60.5 59.2 61.8
2009 58.7 56.6 60.9 60.7 59.4 62
2010 59.7 57.5 62 61.2 59.9 62.4
2011 60.6 58.4 62.8 61.6 60.3 62.8
2012 61.4 59.2 63.8 61.9 60.7 63.1
2013 62.2 59.8 64.7 62.3 61 63.5
2014 62.9 60.4 65.6 62.6 61.3 63.8
2015 63.6 61 66.4 63 61.7 64.3
2016 64.2 61.4 67 63.4 62 64.8
2017 64.8 61.9 67.7 63.7 62.3 65.1
2018 65.3 62.4 68.3 64 62.5 65.5
2019 65.7 62.8 68.9 64.4 62.9 65.9
2020 66 62.8 69.4 64.4 62.7 66.1
2021 65.3 62.1 68.7 63.8 62.2 65.4
2022 66.9 63.7 70.3 64.9 63.2 66.5
2023 67.3 64.1 70.7 65.9 64.2 67.5
2024 67.6 64.4 71 66.1 64.4 67.8
2025 67.9 64.6 71.3 66.3 64.5 68

Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire life. It is a snapshot reflecting mortality rates at a given year that does not account for any future changes in these rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 58.8 years in Ethiopia and 55.8 in the Gambia. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 13.3 healthy years in Ethiopia and 11.9 in the Gambia.

Ethiopia vs Gambia life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator assesses the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on the current age for both males and females in Ethiopia and the Gambia, also providing mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2025 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
43.5 vs 42.3 years

Mean expected age of death:
73.5 vs 72.3 years

Median expected age of death:
76.2 vs 75.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Ethiopia Gambia
Male Female Male Female
40 95.8% 97.8% 95.8% 96.7%
50 90.0% 94.3% 89.9% 91.9%
60 79.9% 87.6% 79.7% 83.8%
65 71.9% 81.9% 71.7% 77.1%
70 61.1% 73.2% 60.8% 67.3%
75 47.2% 60.4% 46.8% 53.7%
80 31.1% 43.7% 30.8% 37.1%
85 15.9% 25.1% 15.6% 20.1%
90 5.4% 10.3% 5.2% 7.7%
95 0.9% 2.6% 0.9% 1.8%
100 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2%

Remaining life expectancy by current age

Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. An adult has already survived early-age mortality causes and is expected to have a longer lifespan than calculated from birth.

The life expectancy from current ages in Ethiopia vs the Gambia: 73.5 years vs 72.3 at 30, 79.7 vs 79.2 at 65, 86.4 vs 86.1 at 80 — significantly higher than the 67.9 vs 66.3 years calculated at birth.

The chart and table below account for the remaining lifespan and display total life expectancy by age and gender in Ethiopia and the Gambia.

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Gambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 67.9 64.6 71.3 66.3 64.5 68
1 70 67 73.2 68.2 66.7 69.7
2 70.3 67.2 73.5 68.4 66.9 69.9
3 70.5 67.4 73.7 68.7 67.2 70.1
4 70.6 67.6 73.8 68.9 67.4 70.4
5 70.8 67.8 73.9 69.1 67.7 70.6
6 71 68 74 69.3 67.9 70.8
7 71.1 68.2 74.1 69.5 68 70.9
8 71.2 68.3 74.2 69.6 68.2 71.1
9 71.3 68.4 74.2 69.8 68.3 71.2
10 71.4 68.5 74.3 69.9 68.4 71.3
11 71.4 68.6 74.3 70 68.5 71.4
12 71.5 68.7 74.4 70.1 68.6 71.5
13 71.6 68.8 74.4 70.1 68.7 71.6
14 71.6 68.9 74.5 70.2 68.8 71.6
15 71.7 69 74.5 70.3 68.9 71.7
16 71.8 69.1 74.6 70.4 69 71.8
17 71.9 69.2 74.6 70.5 69.1 71.9
18 72 69.3 74.7 70.6 69.2 72
19 72.1 69.5 74.8 70.8 69.4 72.1
20 72.2 69.6 74.9 70.9 69.5 72.2
21 72.3 69.8 74.9 71 69.7 72.3
22 72.5 70 75 71.2 69.9 72.4
23 72.6 70.1 75.1 71.3 70 72.6
24 72.7 70.3 75.2 71.5 70.2 72.7
25 72.9 70.5 75.3 71.6 70.4 72.8
26 73 70.6 75.3 71.8 70.5 72.9
27 73.1 70.8 75.4 71.9 70.7 73
28 73.2 71 75.5 72 70.9 73.2
29 73.4 71.1 75.6 72.2 71 73.3
30 73.5 71.3 75.7 72.3 71.2 73.4
31 73.6 71.4 75.8 72.5 71.3 73.6
32 73.7 71.6 75.9 72.6 71.5 73.7
33 73.9 71.8 76 72.8 71.7 73.8
34 74 71.9 76 72.9 71.8 73.9
35 74.1 72.1 76.1 73.1 72 74.1
36 74.2 72.2 76.2 73.2 72.1 74.2
37 74.4 72.4 76.3 73.3 72.3 74.3
38 74.5 72.5 76.4 73.5 72.4 74.5
39 74.6 72.7 76.5 73.6 72.6 74.6
40 74.7 72.9 76.6 73.8 72.8 74.7
41 74.9 73 76.7 73.9 72.9 74.9
42 75 73.2 76.8 74.1 73.1 75
43 75.2 73.4 76.9 74.3 73.3 75.2
44 75.3 73.5 77 74.4 73.4 75.3
45 75.5 73.7 77.2 74.6 73.6 75.5
46 75.6 73.9 77.3 74.8 73.8 75.6
47 75.8 74.1 77.4 74.9 74 75.8
48 75.9 74.3 77.5 75.1 74.2 75.9
49 76.1 74.4 77.6 75.3 74.4 76.1
50 76.3 74.6 77.8 75.5 74.6 76.3
51 76.4 74.9 77.9 75.7 74.8 76.4
52 76.6 75.1 78.1 75.9 75 76.6
53 76.8 75.3 78.2 76.1 75.2 76.8
54 77 75.6 78.4 76.3 75.5 77
55 77.2 75.8 78.6 76.5 75.7 77.2
56 77.4 76 78.7 76.7 76 77.4
57 77.7 76.3 78.9 77 76.2 77.6
58 77.9 76.6 79.1 77.2 76.5 77.8
59 78.1 76.8 79.3 77.4 76.7 78.1
60 78.3 77.1 79.5 77.7 77 78.3
61 78.6 77.4 79.7 78 77.3 78.5
62 78.8 77.7 79.9 78.2 77.6 78.8
63 79.1 78 80.1 78.5 77.9 79.1
64 79.4 78.3 80.4 78.9 78.3 79.3
65 79.7 78.7 80.6 79.2 78.6 79.7
66 80 79.1 80.9 79.5 79 80
67 80.4 79.4 81.2 79.9 79.4 80.3
68 80.7 79.8 81.5 80.2 79.8 80.6
69 81.1 80.2 81.8 80.6 80.2 81
70 81.5 80.6 82.2 81 80.6 81.4
71 81.9 81.1 82.5 81.4 81 81.8
72 82.3 81.5 82.9 81.9 81.5 82.2
73 82.7 82 83.3 82.3 82 82.7
74 83.2 82.5 83.8 82.8 82.5 83.1
75 83.7 83 84.2 83.3 83 83.6
76 84.2 83.6 84.7 83.8 83.5 84.1
77 84.7 84.1 85.1 84.4 84.1 84.6
78 85.2 84.7 85.6 84.9 84.6 85.2
79 85.8 85.3 86.2 85.5 85.2 85.7
80 86.4 85.9 86.7 86.1 85.8 86.3
81 87 86.5 87.3 86.7 86.5 86.9
82 87.6 87.1 87.9 87.4 87.1 87.6
83 88.2 87.8 88.5 88 87.8 88.2
84 88.9 88.5 89.2 88.7 88.5 88.9
85 89.6 89.2 89.9 89.4 89.2 89.6
86 90.3 89.9 90.6 90.1 89.9 90.3
87 91 90.6 91.3 90.8 90.6 91.1
88 91.7 91.3 92 91.6 91.3 91.8
89 92.5 92.1 92.7 92.4 92.1 92.6
90 93.3 92.9 93.5 93.1 92.9 93.3
91 94 93.7 94.2 93.9 93.7 94.1
92 94.8 94.5 95 94.7 94.5 94.9
93 95.7 95.4 95.8 95.6 95.4 95.7
94 96.5 96.2 96.6 96.4 96.2 96.5
95 97.3 97.1 97.4 97.3 97.1 97.4
96 98.2 98 98.3 98.2 98 98.2
97 99.1 98.9 99.2 99 98.9 99.1
98 100 99.8 100 99.9 99.8 100
99 100.9 100.7 100.9 100.9 100.7 100.9
100 101.8 101.7 101.9 101.8 101.7 101.8

Odds of living to age in Ethiopia vs Gambia

The chart below shows the odds of living to all ages starting from birth. Of the newborn cohort, 76.3% in Ethiopia and 73.6% in the Gambia are expected to survive till at least 60 years old, 61.2% and 57.8% will live to 70 years or older, 34.1% and 30.7% to 80+ years, and 7.12% and 5.83% will live past 90 years old.

For longevity rates starting from an age other than 0, use the probability of survival to an age calculator provided above.

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
Age Survival probability
Ethiopia Gambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1 96.9% 96.5% 97.4% 97.2% 96.8% 97.5%
2 96.6% 96.2% 97% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
3 96.3% 95.9% 96.8% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
4 96% 95.5% 96.6% 96.1% 95.6% 96.5%
5 95.8% 95.2% 96.4% 95.8% 95.3% 96.3%
6 95.6% 95% 96.3% 95.5% 95% 96%
7 95.4% 94.7% 96.2% 95.2% 94.7% 95.7%
8 95.2% 94.5% 96.1% 95% 94.5% 95.5%
9 95.1% 94.3% 96% 94.8% 94.3% 95.3%
10 95% 94.1% 95.9% 94.6% 94.1% 95.2%
11 94.8% 93.9% 95.8% 94.5% 93.9% 95%
12 94.7% 93.8% 95.7% 94.3% 93.8% 94.9%
13 94.6% 93.6% 95.7% 94.2% 93.6% 94.8%
14 94.5% 93.5% 95.6% 94.1% 93.5% 94.6%
15 94.4% 93.4% 95.5% 93.9% 93.3% 94.5%
16 94.3% 93.2% 95.4% 93.8% 93.2% 94.4%
17 94.1% 93% 95.3% 93.6% 93% 94.2%
18 94% 92.8% 95.2% 93.4% 92.7% 94%
19 93.8% 92.5% 95.1% 93.1% 92.5% 93.8%
20 93.6% 92.2% 95% 92.9% 92.2% 93.6%
21 93.3% 91.9% 94.8% 92.6% 91.9% 93.4%
22 93.1% 91.6% 94.7% 92.4% 91.6% 93.2%
23 92.9% 91.2% 94.6% 92.1% 91.2% 93%
24 92.6% 90.9% 94.4% 91.8% 90.9% 92.8%
25 92.4% 90.6% 94.2% 91.5% 90.6% 92.5%
26 92.1% 90.2% 94.1% 91.2% 90.2% 92.3%
27 91.9% 89.9% 93.9% 91% 89.9% 92.1%
28 91.6% 89.6% 93.7% 90.7% 89.6% 91.8%
29 91.3% 89.2% 93.6% 90.4% 89.2% 91.5%
30 91.1% 88.9% 93.4% 90.1% 88.9% 91.3%
31 90.8% 88.5% 93.2% 89.7% 88.5% 91%
32 90.5% 88.2% 93% 89.4% 88.2% 90.7%
33 90.3% 87.8% 92.8% 89.1% 87.8% 90.4%
34 90% 87.5% 92.6% 88.8% 87.5% 90.1%
35 89.7% 87.1% 92.5% 88.5% 87.1% 89.9%
36 89.4% 86.7% 92.3% 88.1% 86.7% 89.6%
37 89.1% 86.4% 92.1% 87.8% 86.4% 89.3%
38 88.8% 86% 91.8% 87.4% 86% 88.9%
39 88.5% 85.6% 91.6% 87.1% 85.6% 88.6%
40 88.2% 85.2% 91.4% 86.7% 85.1% 88.2%
41 87.8% 84.7% 91.1% 86.3% 84.7% 87.9%
42 87.5% 84.3% 90.8% 85.8% 84.3% 87.5%
43 87.1% 83.8% 90.5% 85.4% 83.8% 87.1%
44 86.7% 83.3% 90.2% 85% 83.3% 86.6%
45 86.3% 82.8% 89.9% 84.5% 82.8% 86.2%
46 85.8% 82.3% 89.5% 84% 82.3% 85.8%
47 85.4% 81.8% 89.2% 83.5% 81.7% 85.3%
48 84.9% 81.2% 88.8% 83% 81.2% 84.9%
49 84.4% 80.6% 88.4% 82.4% 80.6% 84.4%
50 83.9% 80% 88% 81.9% 79.9% 83.9%
51 83.3% 79.3% 87.6% 81.2% 79.2% 83.3%
52 82.7% 78.5% 87.1% 80.5% 78.4% 82.7%
53 82% 77.7% 86.5% 79.8% 77.6% 82%
54 81.3% 76.9% 86% 79% 76.8% 81.3%
55 80.6% 76% 85.4% 78.2% 75.9% 80.6%
56 79.8% 75.1% 84.7% 77.4% 75% 79.9%
57 79% 74.1% 84.1% 76.5% 74% 79.1%
58 78.2% 73.2% 83.4% 75.6% 73% 78.3%
59 77.3% 72.1% 82.6% 74.7% 72% 77.4%
60 76.3% 71% 81.9% 73.6% 70.8% 76.4%
61 75.3% 69.8% 81% 72.5% 69.6% 75.4%
62 74.1% 68.5% 80% 71.3% 68.3% 74.3%
63 72.9% 67% 78.9% 70% 66.9% 73.1%
64 71.5% 65.5% 77.8% 68.6% 65.3% 71.8%
65 70.1% 63.9% 76.5% 67% 63.7% 70.3%
66 68.5% 62.2% 75.1% 65.4% 62% 68.8%
67 66.9% 60.4% 73.6% 63.7% 60.1% 67.1%
68 65.1% 58.4% 72% 61.8% 58.2% 65.4%
69 63.2% 56.4% 70.3% 59.9% 56.2% 63.5%
70 61.2% 54.3% 68.4% 57.8% 54% 61.4%
71 59% 52.1% 66.3% 55.6% 51.8% 59.2%
72 56.7% 49.7% 64.1% 53.2% 49.4% 56.9%
73 54.3% 47.2% 61.7% 50.8% 46.9% 54.4%
74 51.7% 44.6% 59.1% 48.1% 44.3% 51.8%
75 49% 41.9% 56.4% 45.4% 41.6% 49%
76 46.2% 39.2% 53.6% 42.6% 38.9% 46.2%
77 43.3% 36.4% 50.6% 39.7% 36% 43.2%
78 40.3% 33.5% 47.4% 36.8% 33.2% 40.2%
79 37.2% 30.6% 44.2% 33.7% 30.2% 37.1%
80 34.1% 27.6% 40.8% 30.7% 27.3% 33.9%
81 30.9% 24.7% 37.4% 27.6% 24.5% 30.7%
82 27.7% 21.9% 33.8% 24.6% 21.6% 27.5%
83 24.6% 19.2% 30.3% 21.7% 18.9% 24.3%
84 21.6% 16.6% 26.8% 18.8% 16.3% 21.3%
85 18.6% 14.1% 23.5% 16.1% 13.9% 18.3%
86 15.9% 11.8% 20.2% 13.6% 11.6% 15.6%
87 13.4% 9.74% 17.2% 11.3% 9.56% 13.1%
88 11% 7.86% 14.4% 9.26% 7.7% 10.8%
89 8.96% 6.2% 11.9% 7.43% 6.07% 8.79%
90 7.12% 4.76% 9.66% 5.83% 4.66% 7.03%
91 5.55% 3.56% 7.69% 4.48% 3.48% 5.51%
92 4.22% 2.58% 6% 3.36% 2.52% 4.23%
93 3.13% 1.82% 4.56% 2.45% 1.77% 3.16%
94 2.26% 1.24% 3.38% 1.74% 1.21% 2.31%
95 1.58% 0.83% 2.43% 1.21% 0.8% 1.63%
96 1.08% 0.53% 1.69% 0.81% 0.52% 1.12%
97 0.71% 0.33% 1.14% 0.53% 0.32% 0.74%
98 0.46% 0.2% 0.74% 0.33% 0.2% 0.48%
99 0.28% 0.12% 0.47% 0.2% 0.11% 0.3%
100 0.17% 0.07% 0.29% 0.12% 0.06% 0.18%

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Odds of dying by age chart

Mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime. The annual chance of dying is 3.09% in the birth year in Ethiopia and 2.83% in the Gambia, 0.29% vs 0.34% at age 30, 1.37% vs 1.52% at 60, and 9.32% vs 9.96% at 80.

Below is a graph displaying the probabilities of dying in Ethiopia compared to the Gambia at any given age.

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
Age Probability of dying
Ethiopia Gambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 3.09% 3.52% 2.64% 2.83% 3.19% 2.47%
1 0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 0.39% 0.43% 0.35%
2 0.29% 0.32% 0.26% 0.37% 0.4% 0.34%
3 0.27% 0.32% 0.21% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
4 0.25% 0.31% 0.18% 0.33% 0.35% 0.31%
5 0.22% 0.3% 0.14% 0.3% 0.32% 0.29%
6 0.2% 0.28% 0.12% 0.27% 0.29% 0.26%
7 0.18% 0.25% 0.1% 0.24% 0.25% 0.23%
8 0.16% 0.22% 0.09% 0.21% 0.22% 0.2%
9 0.14% 0.19% 0.08% 0.18% 0.19% 0.17%
10 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.16% 0.17% 0.15%
11 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.15% 0.16% 0.14%
12 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
13 0.11% 0.15% 0.08% 0.14% 0.16% 0.13%
14 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.15% 0.17% 0.14%
15 0.14% 0.18% 0.09% 0.17% 0.19% 0.15%
16 0.16% 0.21% 0.1% 0.19% 0.22% 0.17%
17 0.18% 0.24% 0.11% 0.22% 0.25% 0.18%
18 0.2% 0.28% 0.12% 0.24% 0.28% 0.2%
19 0.22% 0.31% 0.13% 0.26% 0.31% 0.21%
20 0.24% 0.34% 0.14% 0.28% 0.33% 0.22%
21 0.25% 0.35% 0.15% 0.29% 0.35% 0.23%
22 0.26% 0.36% 0.15% 0.3% 0.36% 0.23%
23 0.26% 0.37% 0.16% 0.3% 0.37% 0.24%
24 0.27% 0.37% 0.17% 0.31% 0.37% 0.25%
25 0.27% 0.37% 0.17% 0.31% 0.37% 0.26%
26 0.27% 0.37% 0.18% 0.32% 0.37% 0.27%
27 0.28% 0.37% 0.18% 0.32% 0.37% 0.28%
28 0.28% 0.38% 0.19% 0.33% 0.38% 0.29%
29 0.29% 0.38% 0.19% 0.34% 0.38% 0.29%
30 0.29% 0.39% 0.2% 0.34% 0.39% 0.3%
31 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.35% 0.4% 0.31%
32 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.36% 0.4% 0.31%
33 0.31% 0.41% 0.2% 0.36% 0.41% 0.32%
34 0.31% 0.42% 0.21% 0.37% 0.42% 0.32%
35 0.32% 0.42% 0.21% 0.38% 0.42% 0.33%
36 0.33% 0.43% 0.22% 0.39% 0.43% 0.34%
37 0.34% 0.45% 0.23% 0.4% 0.45% 0.36%
38 0.36% 0.46% 0.25% 0.42% 0.47% 0.38%
39 0.38% 0.48% 0.27% 0.44% 0.49% 0.4%
40 0.4% 0.51% 0.29% 0.47% 0.51% 0.42%
41 0.42% 0.53% 0.31% 0.49% 0.54% 0.45%
42 0.44% 0.56% 0.33% 0.51% 0.56% 0.47%
43 0.46% 0.58% 0.35% 0.53% 0.58% 0.48%
44 0.48% 0.6% 0.36% 0.55% 0.6% 0.5%
45 0.49% 0.62% 0.37% 0.57% 0.63% 0.51%
46 0.52% 0.65% 0.38% 0.59% 0.66% 0.52%
47 0.54% 0.69% 0.4% 0.62% 0.69% 0.55%
48 0.58% 0.74% 0.43% 0.66% 0.75% 0.58%
49 0.63% 0.8% 0.47% 0.71% 0.81% 0.62%
50 0.69% 0.87% 0.52% 0.77% 0.88% 0.67%
51 0.75% 0.95% 0.57% 0.84% 0.96% 0.73%
52 0.81% 1.02% 0.62% 0.9% 1.03% 0.78%
53 0.87% 1.09% 0.66% 0.96% 1.1% 0.84%
54 0.91% 1.15% 0.7% 1.01% 1.16% 0.88%
55 0.96% 1.2% 0.74% 1.07% 1.21% 0.93%
56 1% 1.26% 0.77% 1.12% 1.28% 0.98%
57 1.06% 1.34% 0.82% 1.19% 1.35% 1.04%
58 1.14% 1.43% 0.88% 1.27% 1.45% 1.12%
59 1.24% 1.56% 0.97% 1.38% 1.57% 1.22%
60 1.37% 1.71% 1.07% 1.52% 1.72% 1.34%
61 1.51% 1.88% 1.19% 1.67% 1.9% 1.48%
62 1.67% 2.07% 1.33% 1.85% 2.09% 1.64%
63 1.85% 2.27% 1.48% 2.03% 2.29% 1.81%
64 2.03% 2.48% 1.64% 2.22% 2.5% 1.99%
65 2.22% 2.69% 1.81% 2.43% 2.72% 2.19%
66 2.42% 2.92% 1.99% 2.65% 2.95% 2.41%
67 2.65% 3.17% 2.2% 2.89% 3.2% 2.64%
68 2.9% 3.45% 2.44% 3.17% 3.49% 2.92%
69 3.2% 3.78% 2.71% 3.48% 3.81% 3.22%
70 3.53% 4.14% 3.01% 3.84% 4.18% 3.57%
71 3.89% 4.54% 3.35% 4.23% 4.59% 3.95%
72 4.3% 4.99% 3.73% 4.66% 5.04% 4.36%
73 4.74% 5.48% 4.13% 5.13% 5.53% 4.81%
74 5.21% 6.01% 4.58% 5.63% 6.06% 5.3%
75 5.74% 6.59% 5.06% 6.19% 6.65% 5.82%
76 6.31% 7.22% 5.6% 6.8% 7.29% 6.4%
77 6.95% 7.92% 6.2% 7.47% 7.99% 7.05%
78 7.66% 8.7% 6.87% 8.22% 8.77% 7.77%
79 8.45% 9.55% 7.63% 9.05% 9.62% 8.58%
80 9.32% 10.5% 8.48% 9.96% 10.6% 9.47%
81 10.3% 11.5% 9.4% 10.9% 11.5% 10.4%
82 11.3% 12.5% 10.4% 12% 12.6% 11.5%
83 12.3% 13.6% 11.5% 13.1% 13.7% 12.6%
84 13.5% 14.8% 12.6% 14.3% 14.9% 13.7%
85 14.7% 16.2% 13.7% 15.5% 16.3% 14.9%
86 16% 17.6% 14.9% 16.8% 17.7% 16.1%
87 17.4% 19.3% 16.2% 18.3% 19.4% 17.4%
88 18.9% 21.1% 17.5% 19.8% 21.2% 18.7%
89 20.5% 23.1% 18.9% 21.5% 23.2% 20.1%
90 22.2% 25.3% 20.4% 23.2% 25.4% 21.6%
91 24% 27.4% 22.1% 25.1% 27.5% 23.3%
92 25.8% 29.6% 23.9% 26.9% 29.7% 25.1%
93 27.8% 31.6% 26% 28.9% 31.7% 27.1%
94 29.8% 33.6% 28.2% 30.9% 33.7% 29.2%
95 31.9% 35.5% 30.4% 32.9% 35.6% 31.4%
96 34% 37.4% 32.6% 34.9% 37.5% 33.6%
97 36% 39.4% 34.8% 36.8% 39.5% 35.7%
98 38% 41.4% 36.8% 38.7% 41.5% 37.7%
99 39.9% 43.5% 38.7% 40.6% 43.5% 39.5%
100 42% 45.4% 40.9% 42.6% 45.5% 41.7%

Death rate by age in Ethiopia compared to the Gambia

In Ethiopia, the most common age of death is 80, compared to 80 in the Gambia. The median age of death is 74.6 in Ethiopia and 73.3 in the Gambia — only half of the newborns in both countries are expected to live past these ages.

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
Age Death rate
Ethiopia Gambia
Total Male Female Total Male Female
0 3,092 3,523 2,639 2,834 3,192 2,466
1 316 314 319 380 416 342
2 284.4 311 256.6 360 390 329
3 258.3 306 207.5 339 363 315
4 235.4 298.2 169 317 336 297.6
5 213.5 284 139.1 291 305 276.1
6 191.4 262.6 116.2 261.5 272.9 249.8
7 168.9 235.3 99 229.7 239.2 220
8 147.8 205.9 86.5 198.9 207.4 190.2
9 129.5 178.5 77.9 171.9 180 163.6
10 115.9 156.9 72.7 151.3 159.5 142.9
11 107.8 143.1 70.6 138.3 146.9 129.4
12 105.3 137.4 71.3 132.8 142.2 123
13 108.5 140.4 74.8 134.9 145.8 123.7
14 117.2 151.9 80.7 144 157.1 130.5
15 131.2 171.4 88.9 159.5 176 142.5
16 149.4 197.7 98.5 179.9 201.2 158
17 169.8 227.8 108.7 202.7 230.3 174.2
18 190.6 258.9 118.5 225.1 260.1 189
19 209.2 287 127.3 244.3 287 200.3
20 224.3 309 134.7 259.2 309 208.3
21 235.1 325 141 269.6 324 213.9
22 241.9 333 146.5 276.3 332 218.6
23 245.9 336 151.6 280.8 336 224
24 248.4 336 156.7 284 336 230.6
25 250.4 335 161.8 287.2 335 238.4
26 252.5 334 167 290.8 333 246.9
27 255.3 334 171.9 295.1 334 255.4
28 258.7 337 176.4 300 336 263
29 262.7 341 180.3 305 340 269.5
30 266.9 345 183.5 311 346 274.6
31 270.8 351 185.9 315 351 278.6
32 274.2 356 187.8 320 357 282.1
33 277.3 360 189.5 324 361 285.5
34 280.5 363 192 328 365 290
35 284.9 368 196.2 334 370 296.4
36 291.8 375 203 342 377 306
37 302 385 213.6 353 387 319
38 316 398 228 368 400 335
39 333 414 245.9 386 417 354
40 352 432 265.9 406 436 375
41 371 451 285.5 424 455 394
42 388 468 302 441 472 409
43 402 484 315 455 488 421
44 414 498 325 467 503 430
45 427 514 333 479 519 438
46 442 534 344 495 539 449
47 464 562 360 517 568 466
48 495 599 384 548 605 491
49 534 646 417 588 652 524
50 579 698 456 634 705 564
51 627 752 498 682 759 607
52 672 803 539 728 810 649
53 711 846 574 768 854 687
54 743 882 603 802 889 720
55 771 914 629 834 922 751
56 802 948 656 867 956 784
57 841 991 691 909 1,000 825
58 893 1,049 737 964 1,057 878
59 960 1,122 798 1,034 1,131 944
60 1,043 1,211 875 1,118 1,221 1,025
61 1,138 1,311 964 1,213 1,321 1,117
62 1,240 1,416 1,062 1,316 1,427 1,217
63 1,345 1,521 1,167 1,420 1,532 1,322
64 1,450 1,622 1,274 1,523 1,633 1,430
65 1,554 1,720 1,384 1,627 1,731 1,540
66 1,660 1,816 1,498 1,732 1,827 1,654
67 1,771 1,915 1,621 1,842 1,926 1,776
68 1,891 2,019 1,755 1,960 2,030 1,906
69 2,020 2,131 1,901 2,086 2,141 2,045
70 2,157 2,247 2,058 2,217 2,257 2,191
71 2,297 2,365 2,222 2,350 2,375 2,338
72 2,437 2,479 2,387 2,480 2,488 2,482
73 2,571 2,585 2,549 2,602 2,594 2,618
74 2,696 2,680 2,706 2,712 2,687 2,743
75 2,812 2,762 2,855 2,812 2,768 2,856
76 2,916 2,829 2,998 2,898 2,833 2,957
77 3,008 2,880 3,134 2,969 2,880 3,047
78 3,086 2,911 3,260 3,023 2,908 3,122
79 3,143 2,917 3,372 3,054 2,911 3,179
80 3,174 2,894 3,459 3,055 2,884 3,208
81 3,170 2,836 3,512 3,022 2,823 3,202
82 3,125 2,742 3,520 2,949 2,726 3,154
83 3,037 2,614 3,475 2,836 2,595 3,058
84 2,907 2,457 3,375 2,685 2,436 2,916
85 2,741 2,279 3,223 2,503 2,256 2,733
86 2,544 2,084 3,023 2,296 2,060 2,516
87 2,322 1,878 2,786 2,072 1,853 2,275
88 2,084 1,661 2,524 1,836 1,636 2,022
89 1,833 1,435 2,249 1,595 1,411 1,767
90 1,579 1,204 1,971 1,355 1,182 1,518
91 1,328 977 1,698 1,122 957 1,282
92 1,089 764 1,435 904 747 1,061
93 869 575 1,184 708 562 858
94 674 418 951 538 407 674
95 506 293.2 738 396 285.5 513
96 367 199.4 551 282.1 193.9 376
97 256.7 131.3 396 193.8 127.5 265.3
98 173.2 83.6 273 128.9 81.1 180
99 112.7 51.4 181.4 83 49.8 117.7
100 0 0 10.6 0 0 0

The chart above shows the number of deaths by age and gender per a 100,000 cohort of newborns, illustrating the distribution of expected mortality throughout life.

Note that the graph above does not represent rates per 100,000 population, as this would be skewed by age distribution and reveal more about Ethiopia and the Gambia demographics than the death rate. It also does not represent rates per 100,000 people in an age group, as this would be just the probability of death.

Life expectancy in other countries

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