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Life Expectancy in Ethiopia vs Gambia (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 68.1 years in Ethiopia vs 66.5 in the Gambia. Ethiopia is ranked 150/197 by life expectancy, and the Gambia is 167/197. In Ethiopia, the life expectancy is 64.9 years for males and 71.6 years for females. In the Gambia, it's 64.7 years for males and 68.2 years for females.

Ethiopia vs Gambia life expectancy at birth by year

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Gambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 68.1 64.9 71.6 66.5 64.7 68.2
2025 67.9 64.6 71.3 66.3 64.5 68
2024 67.6 64.4 71 66.1 64.4 67.8
2023 67.3 64.1 70.7 65.9 64.2 67.5
2022 66.9 63.7 70.3 64.9 63.2 66.5
2021 65.3 62.1 68.7 63.8 62.2 65.4
2020 66 62.8 69.4 64.4 62.7 66.1
2019 65.7 62.8 68.9 64.4 62.9 65.9
2018 65.3 62.4 68.3 64 62.5 65.5
2017 64.8 61.9 67.7 63.7 62.3 65.1
2016 64.2 61.4 67 63.4 62 64.8
2015 63.6 61 66.4 63 61.7 64.3
2014 62.9 60.4 65.6 62.6 61.3 63.8
2013 62.2 59.8 64.7 62.3 61 63.5
2012 61.4 59.2 63.8 61.9 60.7 63.1
2011 60.6 58.4 62.8 61.6 60.3 62.8
2010 59.7 57.5 62 61.2 59.9 62.4
2009 58.7 56.6 60.9 60.7 59.4 62
2008 57.7 55.8 59.8 60.5 59.2 61.8
2007 56.6 54.8 58.4 60 58.6 61.4
2006 55.4 53.9 56.9 59.7 58.1 61.2
2005 54.4 53.1 55.7 59.1 57.5 60.7
2004 53.7 52.6 54.9 58.7 57.1 60.5
2003 52.9 52 53.8 58.2 56.5 60
2002 52.1 51.3 52.9 57.7 55.9 59.6
2001 51.4 50.8 52.1 57.3 55.4 59.3
2000 50.9 50.2 51.6 56.9 54.9 59
1999 49.5 48.2 50.8 56.5 54.4 58.6
1998 49.8 48.9 50.7 56 54 58.2
1997 49.2 48.4 50.1 55.2 53.3 57.3
1996 48.7 47.9 49.5 54.8 53 56.8
1995 48.2 47.2 49.1 54.3 52.5 56.2
1994 47.9 47.1 48.8 53.8 52.1 55.5
1993 47.7 46.9 48.5 53.2 51.5 54.9
1992 47.3 46.5 48 52.5 51 54.1
1991 46.7 45.6 47.7 51.9 50.5 53.3
1990 45.1 43.5 46.8 51.3 50 52.6
1989 45.6 44 47.3 50.7 49.5 52
1988 45.7 44.1 47.2 50.1 49 51.4
1987 45.9 44.2 47.6 49.4 48.3 50.5
1986 38.4 36.6 40.1 48.8 47.8 49.9
1985 37.7 35.7 39.8 48.2 47.2 49.2
1984 36.7 34.5 39.1 47.5 46.5 48.6
1983 36.3 33.9 38.9 46.9 45.9 47.9
1982 43.4 40.1 47 46.3 45.4 47.2
1981 43.1 39.7 46.7 44.5 42.6 46.4
1980 42.8 39.4 46.4 45 44 45.9
1979 42.4 39 46 44.5 43.4 45.6
1978 41.5 38.1 45.2 43.6 42.6 44.6
1977 41.4 37.9 45.1 43.4 42.4 44.4
1976 41.3 37.9 45 42.9 41.9 43.9
1975 38.9 35.9 42.2 42.2 41.2 43.2
1974 39.1 36.1 42.3 41.7 40.8 42.6
1973 41.1 38 44.5 41.1 40.2 42
1972 41 37.9 44.4 40.5 39.7 41.4
1971 42.2 39 45.7 40 39.2 40.9
1970 42.1 38.8 45.6 39.5 38.7 40.4
1969 42.1 38.8 45.7 39 38.2 39.8
1968 42.1 38.8 45.6 38.5 37.8 39.3
1967 41.9 38.6 45.5 38.1 37.3 38.9
1966 39.3 36.3 42.6 37.6 36.8 38.3
1965 41.4 38.1 45 37.1 36.4 37.9
1964 41.3 38 44.7 36.6 35.8 37.4
1963 41 37.7 44.4 36.1 35.3 36.9
1962 40.5 37.3 44 35.6 34.8 36.4
1961 40.2 36.9 43.8 35.1 34.3 35.8
1960 39.6 36.2 43.3 34.6 33.8 35.3
1959 39.2 35.8 42.8 34.1 33.4 34.8
1958 32.6 29.9 35.6 33.6 32.9 34.3
1957 32.2 29.5 35.1 33.1 32.4 33.8
1956 37.8 34.5 41.4 32.8 32.1 33.4
1955 37.3 34.1 40.9 32.4 31.8 33
1954 37 33.8 40.5 32.2 31.6 32.7
1953 36.6 33.4 40.1 31.9 31.3 32.5
1952 36.2 33 39.7 31.7 31.1 32.3
1951 35.9 32.7 39.4 31.5 30.8 32.1
1950 35.5 32.3 39.1 31.2 30.6 31.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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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 lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those 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 shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Ethiopia and the Gambia, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
43.6 vs 42.4 years

Mean expected age of death:
73.6 vs 72.4 years

Median expected age of death:
76.3 vs 75.2 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Ethiopia Gambia
Male Female Male Female
40 95.9% 97.9% 95.9% 96.8%
50 90.1% 94.4% 90.0% 92.0%
60 80.1% 87.9% 79.9% 83.9%
65 72.1% 82.2% 71.9% 77.3%
70 61.4% 73.5% 61.0% 67.5%
75 47.5% 60.8% 47.0% 54.0%
80 31.3% 44.0% 30.9% 37.3%
85 16.0% 25.4% 15.7% 20.2%
90 5.4% 10.5% 5.3% 7.8%
95 0.9% 2.6% 0.9% 1.8%
100 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2%

Life expectancy by current age

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Gambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.9 101.8 101.7 101.8
99 100.9 100.7 101 100.9 100.7 100.9
98 100 99.8 100.1 99.9 99.8 100
97 99.1 98.9 99.2 99 98.9 99.1
96 98.2 98 98.3 98.2 98 98.2
95 97.3 97.1 97.4 97.3 97.1 97.4
94 96.5 96.2 96.6 96.4 96.2 96.5
93 95.7 95.4 95.8 95.6 95.4 95.7
92 94.9 94.5 95 94.8 94.5 94.9
91 94.1 93.7 94.2 93.9 93.7 94.1
90 93.3 92.9 93.5 93.1 92.9 93.3
89 92.5 92.1 92.7 92.4 92.1 92.6
88 91.7 91.3 92 91.6 91.3 91.8
87 91 90.6 91.3 90.8 90.6 91.1
86 90.3 89.9 90.6 90.1 89.9 90.3
85 89.6 89.2 89.9 89.4 89.2 89.6
84 88.9 88.5 89.2 88.7 88.5 88.9
83 88.2 87.8 88.5 88 87.8 88.2
82 87.6 87.1 87.9 87.4 87.1 87.6
81 87 86.5 87.3 86.7 86.5 86.9
80 86.4 85.9 86.7 86.1 85.8 86.3
79 85.8 85.3 86.2 85.5 85.2 85.7
78 85.2 84.7 85.7 84.9 84.6 85.2
77 84.7 84.1 85.2 84.4 84.1 84.6
76 84.2 83.6 84.7 83.8 83.5 84.1
75 83.7 83 84.2 83.3 83 83.6
74 83.2 82.5 83.8 82.8 82.5 83.1
73 82.8 82 83.4 82.4 82 82.7
72 82.3 81.6 83 81.9 81.5 82.2
71 81.9 81.1 82.6 81.5 81.1 81.8
70 81.5 80.7 82.2 81 80.6 81.4
69 81.1 80.3 81.9 80.6 80.2 81
68 80.8 79.8 81.6 80.3 79.8 80.7
67 80.4 79.5 81.2 79.9 79.4 80.3
66 80.1 79.1 81 79.5 79 80
65 79.8 78.7 80.7 79.2 78.6 79.7
64 79.4 78.4 80.4 78.9 78.3 79.4
63 79.2 78 80.2 78.6 78 79.1
62 78.9 77.7 79.9 78.3 77.6 78.8
61 78.6 77.4 79.7 78 77.3 78.6
60 78.4 77.1 79.5 77.7 77 78.3
59 78.1 76.9 79.3 77.5 76.8 78.1
58 77.9 76.6 79.1 77.2 76.5 77.9
57 77.7 76.3 79 77 76.3 77.7
56 77.5 76.1 78.8 76.8 76 77.5
55 77.3 75.8 78.6 76.6 75.8 77.3
54 77.1 75.6 78.5 76.3 75.5 77.1
53 76.9 75.4 78.3 76.1 75.3 76.9
52 76.7 75.1 78.1 75.9 75 76.7
51 76.5 74.9 78 75.7 74.8 76.5
50 76.3 74.7 77.8 75.5 74.6 76.3
49 76.1 74.5 77.7 75.3 74.4 76.2
48 76 74.3 77.6 75.1 74.2 76
47 75.8 74.1 77.5 75 74 75.8
46 75.7 74 77.4 74.8 73.8 75.7
45 75.5 73.8 77.2 74.6 73.7 75.5
44 75.4 73.6 77.1 74.5 73.5 75.4
43 75.3 73.4 77 74.3 73.3 75.2
42 75.1 73.3 76.9 74.2 73.2 75.1
41 75 73.1 76.8 74 73 74.9
40 74.8 72.9 76.7 73.8 72.8 74.8
39 74.7 72.8 76.6 73.7 72.7 74.7
38 74.6 72.6 76.5 73.5 72.5 74.5
37 74.5 72.5 76.4 73.4 72.3 74.4
36 74.3 72.3 76.3 73.3 72.2 74.3
35 74.2 72.2 76.2 73.1 72 74.1
34 74.1 72 76.2 73 71.9 74
33 74 71.9 76.1 72.8 71.7 73.9
32 73.9 71.7 76 72.7 71.6 73.8
31 73.7 71.5 75.9 72.6 71.4 73.6
30 73.6 71.4 75.8 72.4 71.3 73.5
29 73.5 71.2 75.7 72.3 71.1 73.4
28 73.4 71.1 75.6 72.1 70.9 73.3
27 73.2 70.9 75.6 72 70.8 73.1
26 73.1 70.8 75.5 71.9 70.6 73
25 73 70.6 75.4 71.7 70.5 72.9
24 72.9 70.4 75.3 71.6 70.3 72.8
23 72.7 70.3 75.2 71.4 70.1 72.7
22 72.6 70.1 75.2 71.3 70 72.5
21 72.5 69.9 75.1 71.1 69.8 72.4
20 72.4 69.8 75 71 69.6 72.3
19 72.2 69.6 74.9 70.9 69.5 72.2
18 72.1 69.5 74.9 70.7 69.3 72.1
17 72 69.4 74.8 70.6 69.2 72
16 72 69.2 74.7 70.5 69.1 71.9
15 71.9 69.1 74.7 70.4 69 71.8
14 71.8 69.1 74.6 70.4 68.9 71.8
13 71.7 69 74.6 70.3 68.8 71.7
12 71.7 68.9 74.5 70.2 68.7 71.6
11 71.6 68.8 74.5 70.1 68.7 71.5
10 71.5 68.7 74.5 70 68.6 71.4
9 71.5 68.6 74.4 69.9 68.4 71.3
8 71.4 68.5 74.4 69.8 68.3 71.2
7 71.3 68.3 74.3 69.6 68.2 71.1
6 71.1 68.2 74.2 69.5 68 70.9
5 71 68 74.1 69.3 67.8 70.7
4 70.8 67.8 74 69.1 67.6 70.5
3 70.7 67.6 73.8 68.8 67.3 70.3
2 70.5 67.4 73.7 68.6 67.1 70.1
1 70.2 67.2 73.4 68.3 66.8 69.9
0 68.1 64.9 71.6 66.5 64.7 68.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Ethiopia can expect to live to 73.6 years compared to 72.4 in the Gambia, rising to 79.8 and 79.2 at 65, and to 86.4 and 86.1 at 80 — higher than the 68.1 and 66.5 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Ethiopia and the Gambia.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Ethiopia Gambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.17% 0.07% 0.29% 0.12% 0.07% 0.18%
99 0.29% 0.12% 0.48% 0.21% 0.12% 0.3%
98 0.47% 0.21% 0.76% 0.34% 0.2% 0.48%
97 0.73% 0.34% 1.16% 0.53% 0.33% 0.75%
96 1.1% 0.54% 1.72% 0.82% 0.52% 1.13%
95 1.62% 0.84% 2.48% 1.22% 0.81% 1.65%
94 2.3% 1.27% 3.44% 1.77% 1.23% 2.33%
93 3.19% 1.85% 4.65% 2.48% 1.79% 3.2%
92 4.29% 2.62% 6.1% 3.4% 2.55% 4.27%
91 5.64% 3.62% 7.83% 4.53% 3.52% 5.57%
90 7.24% 4.84% 9.82% 5.9% 4.71% 7.1%
89 9.1% 6.29% 12.1% 7.51% 6.13% 8.88%
88 11.2% 7.97% 14.7% 9.36% 7.78% 10.9%
87 13.6% 9.87% 17.5% 11.5% 9.65% 13.2%
86 16.1% 12% 20.5% 13.8% 11.7% 15.8%
85 18.9% 14.3% 23.8% 16.3% 14% 18.5%
84 21.8% 16.8% 27.2% 19% 16.4% 21.4%
83 24.9% 19.4% 30.7% 21.8% 19.1% 24.5%
82 28% 22.2% 34.2% 24.8% 21.8% 27.7%
81 31.2% 25% 37.8% 27.8% 24.6% 30.9%
80 34.4% 27.9% 41.2% 30.9% 27.5% 34.1%
79 37.6% 30.9% 44.6% 34% 30.5% 37.3%
78 40.7% 33.8% 47.9% 37% 33.4% 40.5%
77 43.7% 36.7% 51% 40% 36.3% 43.5%
76 46.6% 39.5% 54% 42.9% 39.1% 46.5%
75 49.4% 42.3% 56.9% 45.7% 41.9% 49.4%
74 52.2% 45% 59.6% 48.4% 44.6% 52.1%
73 54.7% 47.6% 62.2% 51.1% 47.2% 54.7%
72 57.2% 50.1% 64.5% 53.5% 49.7% 57.2%
71 59.5% 52.5% 66.8% 55.9% 52.1% 59.6%
70 61.6% 54.7% 68.8% 58.1% 54.3% 61.8%
69 63.6% 56.9% 70.7% 60.2% 56.5% 63.8%
68 65.5% 58.9% 72.5% 62.2% 58.5% 65.7%
67 67.3% 60.8% 74.1% 64% 60.4% 67.5%
66 69% 62.6% 75.6% 65.7% 62.3% 69.1%
65 70.5% 64.3% 77% 67.4% 64% 70.7%
64 72% 66% 78.2% 68.9% 65.6% 72.1%
63 73.3% 67.5% 79.4% 70.3% 67.2% 73.4%
62 74.5% 68.9% 80.4% 71.6% 68.6% 74.7%
61 75.7% 70.2% 81.4% 72.8% 69.9% 75.8%
60 76.7% 71.4% 82.3% 74% 71.1% 76.8%
59 77.7% 72.5% 83.1% 75% 72.3% 77.7%
58 78.6% 73.6% 83.8% 76% 73.3% 78.6%
57 79.4% 74.6% 84.5% 76.9% 74.3% 79.4%
56 80.2% 75.5% 85.1% 77.7% 75.3% 80.2%
55 81% 76.4% 85.8% 78.6% 76.2% 81%
54 81.7% 77.3% 86.4% 79.4% 77.1% 81.7%
53 82.4% 78.1% 86.9% 80.1% 77.9% 82.4%
52 83.1% 78.9% 87.5% 80.8% 78.7% 83%
51 83.7% 79.7% 87.9% 81.5% 79.5% 83.6%
50 84.3% 80.4% 88.4% 82.2% 80.2% 84.2%
49 84.8% 81% 88.8% 82.7% 80.8% 84.7%
48 85.3% 81.6% 89.2% 83.3% 81.4% 85.2%
47 85.8% 82.2% 89.5% 83.8% 82% 85.6%
46 86.2% 82.7% 89.9% 84.3% 82.5% 86.1%
45 86.6% 83.2% 90.2% 84.8% 83.1% 86.5%
44 87% 83.7% 90.5% 85.2% 83.5% 86.9%
43 87.4% 84.2% 90.8% 85.7% 84% 87.4%
42 87.8% 84.6% 91.1% 86.1% 84.5% 87.8%
41 88.2% 85.1% 91.4% 86.5% 85% 88.1%
40 88.5% 85.5% 91.7% 86.9% 85.4% 88.5%
39 88.8% 85.9% 91.9% 87.3% 85.8% 88.9%
38 89.1% 86.3% 92.1% 87.7% 86.2% 89.2%
37 89.4% 86.7% 92.3% 88% 86.6% 89.5%
36 89.7% 87.1% 92.5% 88.4% 86.9% 89.8%
35 90% 87.4% 92.7% 88.7% 87.3% 90.1%
34 90.3% 87.8% 92.9% 89% 87.7% 90.4%
33 90.6% 88.1% 93.1% 89.3% 88% 90.7%
32 90.8% 88.5% 93.3% 89.6% 88.4% 90.9%
31 91.1% 88.8% 93.5% 90% 88.7% 91.2%
30 91.3% 89.2% 93.6% 90.3% 89.1% 91.5%
29 91.6% 89.5% 93.8% 90.6% 89.4% 91.7%
28 91.9% 89.8% 94% 90.9% 89.7% 92%
27 92.1% 90.2% 94.2% 91.1% 90.1% 92.3%
26 92.4% 90.5% 94.3% 91.4% 90.4% 92.5%
25 92.6% 90.8% 94.5% 91.7% 90.7% 92.7%
24 92.8% 91.1% 94.6% 92% 91% 93%
23 93.1% 91.5% 94.8% 92.3% 91.4% 93.2%
22 93.3% 91.8% 94.9% 92.5% 91.7% 93.4%
21 93.5% 92.1% 95% 92.8% 92% 93.6%
20 93.8% 92.4% 95.2% 93.1% 92.3% 93.8%
19 94% 92.7% 95.3% 93.3% 92.6% 94%
18 94.1% 92.9% 95.4% 93.5% 92.9% 94.2%
17 94.3% 93.2% 95.5% 93.7% 93.1% 94.3%
16 94.5% 93.4% 95.6% 93.9% 93.3% 94.5%
15 94.6% 93.5% 95.7% 94% 93.5% 94.6%
14 94.7% 93.7% 95.8% 94.2% 93.6% 94.8%
13 94.8% 93.8% 95.8% 94.3% 93.8% 94.9%
12 94.9% 93.9% 95.9% 94.4% 93.9% 95%
11 95% 94.1% 96% 94.6% 94% 95.1%
10 95.1% 94.2% 96.1% 94.7% 94.2% 95.3%
9 95.2% 94.4% 96.1% 94.9% 94.4% 95.4%
8 95.4% 94.6% 96.2% 95.1% 94.6% 95.6%
7 95.6% 94.8% 96.3% 95.3% 94.8% 95.8%
6 95.7% 95.1% 96.4% 95.6% 95.1% 96.1%
5 95.9% 95.4% 96.6% 95.9% 95.4% 96.3%
4 96.2% 95.7% 96.7% 96.2% 95.7% 96.6%
3 96.4% 96% 96.9% 96.5% 96.1% 96.9%
2 96.7% 96.3% 97.2% 96.8% 96.4% 97.3%
1 97% 96.6% 97.5% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 76.7% of newborns in Ethiopia and 74% in the Gambia are expected to live past 60, 61.6% and 58.1% past 70, 34.4% and 30.9% past 80, and only 7.24% and 5.9% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Ethiopia Gambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 41.9% 45.4% 40.9% 42.5% 45.4% 41.7%
99 39.9% 43.5% 38.7% 40.5% 43.5% 39.5%
98 38% 41.4% 36.8% 38.7% 41.4% 37.7%
97 36% 39.4% 34.7% 36.8% 39.4% 35.7%
96 33.9% 37.4% 32.6% 34.9% 37.5% 33.6%
95 31.8% 35.5% 30.3% 32.9% 35.5% 31.4%
94 29.8% 33.5% 28.1% 30.8% 33.6% 29.2%
93 27.7% 31.6% 25.9% 28.9% 31.7% 27.1%
92 25.8% 29.5% 23.9% 26.9% 29.6% 25.1%
91 23.9% 27.4% 22% 25% 27.5% 23.3%
90 22.1% 25.2% 20.3% 23.2% 25.3% 21.6%
89 20.4% 23.1% 18.8% 21.4% 23.2% 20.1%
88 18.8% 21.1% 17.4% 19.8% 21.2% 18.7%
87 17.3% 19.2% 16.1% 18.2% 19.4% 17.4%
86 15.9% 17.6% 14.9% 16.8% 17.7% 16.1%
85 14.6% 16.1% 13.7% 15.5% 16.2% 14.9%
84 13.4% 14.8% 12.5% 14.2% 14.9% 13.7%
83 12.3% 13.6% 11.4% 13.1% 13.7% 12.6%
82 11.2% 12.5% 10.4% 12% 12.6% 11.5%
81 10.2% 11.4% 9.36% 10.9% 11.5% 10.4%
80 9.28% 10.4% 8.43% 9.93% 10.5% 9.45%
79 8.41% 9.51% 7.59% 9.03% 9.6% 8.56%
78 7.62% 8.67% 6.83% 8.2% 8.75% 7.75%
77 6.91% 7.89% 6.16% 7.45% 7.97% 7.03%
76 6.28% 7.19% 5.56% 6.77% 7.27% 6.38%
75 5.7% 6.56% 5.03% 6.17% 6.63% 5.81%
74 5.18% 5.98% 4.54% 5.61% 6.05% 5.28%
73 4.71% 5.45% 4.1% 5.11% 5.51% 4.8%
72 4.27% 4.97% 3.7% 4.64% 5.02% 4.35%
71 3.87% 4.52% 3.33% 4.21% 4.57% 3.93%
70 3.5% 4.12% 2.99% 3.82% 4.16% 3.55%
69 3.17% 3.76% 2.68% 3.47% 3.8% 3.21%
68 2.88% 3.44% 2.42% 3.16% 3.47% 2.9%
67 2.63% 3.15% 2.18% 2.88% 3.19% 2.63%
66 2.4% 2.9% 1.98% 2.64% 2.94% 2.39%
65 2.2% 2.68% 1.79% 2.42% 2.71% 2.18%
64 2.01% 2.46% 1.62% 2.21% 2.49% 1.98%
63 1.83% 2.25% 1.46% 2.02% 2.28% 1.8%
62 1.66% 2.05% 1.31% 1.84% 2.08% 1.63%
61 1.5% 1.87% 1.18% 1.66% 1.89% 1.47%
60 1.35% 1.69% 1.06% 1.51% 1.72% 1.33%
59 1.23% 1.54% 0.95% 1.38% 1.56% 1.21%
58 1.13% 1.42% 0.87% 1.27% 1.44% 1.11%
57 1.05% 1.33% 0.81% 1.18% 1.34% 1.04%
56 0.99% 1.25% 0.76% 1.11% 1.27% 0.97%
55 0.95% 1.19% 0.73% 1.06% 1.21% 0.92%
54 0.9% 1.14% 0.69% 1.01% 1.15% 0.88%
53 0.86% 1.08% 0.65% 0.95% 1.09% 0.83%
52 0.8% 1.01% 0.61% 0.9% 1.02% 0.78%
51 0.74% 0.94% 0.56% 0.83% 0.95% 0.72%
50 0.68% 0.86% 0.51% 0.77% 0.87% 0.67%
49 0.62% 0.79% 0.46% 0.71% 0.8% 0.61%
48 0.57% 0.73% 0.42% 0.65% 0.74% 0.57%
47 0.54% 0.68% 0.4% 0.61% 0.69% 0.54%
46 0.51% 0.64% 0.38% 0.58% 0.65% 0.52%
45 0.49% 0.61% 0.36% 0.56% 0.62% 0.5%
44 0.47% 0.59% 0.35% 0.54% 0.6% 0.49%
43 0.45% 0.57% 0.34% 0.53% 0.58% 0.48%
42 0.44% 0.55% 0.33% 0.51% 0.55% 0.46%
41 0.41% 0.52% 0.31% 0.48% 0.53% 0.44%
40 0.39% 0.5% 0.28% 0.46% 0.51% 0.42%
39 0.37% 0.48% 0.26% 0.44% 0.48% 0.39%
38 0.35% 0.45% 0.24% 0.41% 0.46% 0.37%
37 0.33% 0.44% 0.23% 0.4% 0.44% 0.35%
36 0.32% 0.42% 0.21% 0.38% 0.43% 0.33%
35 0.31% 0.41% 0.21% 0.37% 0.42% 0.32%
34 0.3% 0.41% 0.2% 0.36% 0.41% 0.31%
33 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.36% 0.4% 0.31%
32 0.3% 0.39% 0.2% 0.35% 0.4% 0.3%
31 0.29% 0.39% 0.19% 0.34% 0.39% 0.3%
30 0.29% 0.38% 0.19% 0.34% 0.38% 0.29%
29 0.28% 0.37% 0.19% 0.33% 0.37% 0.29%
28 0.27% 0.37% 0.18% 0.32% 0.37% 0.28%
27 0.27% 0.36% 0.18% 0.32% 0.36% 0.27%
26 0.27% 0.36% 0.17% 0.31% 0.36% 0.26%
25 0.26% 0.36% 0.17% 0.31% 0.36% 0.25%
24 0.26% 0.36% 0.16% 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
23 0.26% 0.36% 0.15% 0.3% 0.36% 0.23%
22 0.25% 0.35% 0.15% 0.29% 0.36% 0.23%
21 0.24% 0.34% 0.14% 0.28% 0.35% 0.22%
20 0.23% 0.33% 0.14% 0.27% 0.33% 0.22%
19 0.22% 0.3% 0.13% 0.26% 0.3% 0.21%
18 0.2% 0.27% 0.12% 0.24% 0.27% 0.2%
17 0.17% 0.24% 0.11% 0.21% 0.24% 0.18%
16 0.15% 0.21% 0.1% 0.19% 0.21% 0.16%
15 0.13% 0.18% 0.09% 0.17% 0.18% 0.15%
14 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.15% 0.16% 0.13%
13 0.11% 0.15% 0.08% 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
12 0.11% 0.14% 0.07% 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
11 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
10 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.16% 0.17% 0.15%
9 0.13% 0.18% 0.08% 0.18% 0.19% 0.17%
8 0.15% 0.21% 0.09% 0.2% 0.21% 0.19%
7 0.17% 0.24% 0.1% 0.24% 0.25% 0.22%
6 0.19% 0.27% 0.12% 0.27% 0.28% 0.25%
5 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.3% 0.31% 0.28%
4 0.24% 0.3% 0.17% 0.32% 0.34% 0.3%
3 0.26% 0.31% 0.21% 0.34% 0.37% 0.32%
2 0.28% 0.31% 0.25% 0.36% 0.4% 0.33%
1 0.32% 0.32% 0.31% 0.38% 0.42% 0.34%
0 2.99% 3.43% 2.53% 2.78% 3.14% 2.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/ethiopia/gambia | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Ethiopia compared to the Gambia, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 2.99% in the birth year in Ethiopia and 2.78% in the Gambia, 0.29% vs 0.34% at age 30, 1.35% vs 1.51% at 60, and 9.28% vs 9.93% at 80.

Death rate by age in Ethiopia vs Gambia

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Gambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Ethiopia Gambia
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 12.1 0 0 0
99 115.4 52.4 185.6 83.8 50.6 119.4
98 177.1 85.3 279 130.6 82.4 182.4
97 262.3 133.8 404 196.8 129.4 268.7
96 374 203 562 286.1 196.6 381
95 515 298.3 751 402 289.3 519
94 686 425 967 545 412 682
93 884 584 1,204 717 568 867
92 1,107 775 1,457 915 755 1,072
91 1,348 991 1,723 1,134 967 1,295
90 1,601 1,220 1,998 1,368 1,193 1,533
89 1,857 1,453 2,277 1,610 1,423 1,783
88 2,108 1,681 2,553 1,852 1,650 2,039
87 2,348 1,899 2,816 2,089 1,868 2,293
86 2,570 2,107 3,052 2,314 2,076 2,535
85 2,767 2,302 3,251 2,521 2,272 2,753
84 2,933 2,481 3,403 2,703 2,452 2,936
83 3,062 2,638 3,500 2,853 2,611 3,078
82 3,148 2,765 3,542 2,966 2,742 3,172
81 3,191 2,859 3,532 3,039 2,838 3,220
80 3,193 2,915 3,476 3,071 2,899 3,225
79 3,160 2,937 3,386 3,068 2,925 3,194
78 3,100 2,929 3,272 3,035 2,921 3,136
77 3,021 2,896 3,143 2,979 2,892 3,059
76 2,927 2,844 3,005 2,906 2,843 2,968
75 2,820 2,775 2,860 2,819 2,777 2,866
74 2,704 2,692 2,709 2,720 2,696 2,751
73 2,577 2,595 2,551 2,608 2,601 2,625
72 2,441 2,488 2,387 2,485 2,494 2,488
71 2,300 2,372 2,220 2,355 2,380 2,343
70 2,158 2,253 2,056 2,221 2,262 2,195
69 2,020 2,135 1,898 2,088 2,145 2,048
68 1,890 2,023 1,752 1,962 2,033 1,908
67 1,770 1,917 1,617 1,844 1,928 1,777
66 1,658 1,818 1,494 1,733 1,828 1,655
65 1,552 1,721 1,379 1,628 1,732 1,540
64 1,447 1,623 1,269 1,524 1,634 1,429
63 1,342 1,521 1,161 1,420 1,532 1,321
62 1,237 1,416 1,057 1,315 1,426 1,216
61 1,134 1,310 959 1,213 1,321 1,115
60 1,040 1,210 870 1,117 1,220 1,023
59 956 1,120 793 1,032 1,130 942
58 889 1,046 732 962 1,055 875
57 836 989 685 907 998 822
56 798 945 651 865 954 781
55 767 911 624 831 919 748
54 738 878 598 799 887 716
53 706 842 568 765 851 683
52 667 799 533 725 807 645
51 622 748 492 679 756 603
50 575 694 450 631 701 560
49 529 641 411 584 648 520
48 490 595 379 545 601 486
47 459 558 355 513 564 461
46 437 529 338 490 536 444
45 421 509 328 475 515 433
44 409 493 319 462 499 425
43 397 478 309 450 484 416
42 382 463 296.4 436 468 404
41 365 445 279.5 420 451 388
40 346 427 260.1 401 432 369
39 327 408 240.3 381 413 349
38 310 392 222.5 363 396 330
37 296.2 378 208.2 348 382 313
36 286 369 197.8 337 372 300
35 279.1 362 190.9 329 365 291.1
34 274.5 357 186.7 323 361 284.6
33 271.2 353 184.1 319 356 280
32 268 349 182.3 315 352 276.4
31 264.5 344 180.3 310 346 272.9
30 260.5 338 177.8 305 341 268.7
29 256.3 333 174.6 299.8 335 263.6
28 252.2 329 170.7 294.5 331 257.2
27 248.7 327 166.3 289.5 328 249.6
26 245.9 326 161.4 285.2 328 241.2
25 243.7 327 156.3 281.6 329 232.7
24 241.8 328 151.3 278.4 330 225
23 239.3 328 146.3 275.1 330 218.6
22 235.4 325 141.3 270.7 326 213.2
21 228.6 317 135.9 264 318 208.5
20 218.1 302 129.8 253.7 303 202.9
19 203.3 279.9 122.6 239.1 281.8 195.1
18 185.1 252.5 114.2 220.2 255.3 184.1
17 164.9 222.1 104.6 198.2 226 169.7
16 145 192.7 94.8 176 197.5 153.8
15 127.4 167 85.5 156 172.7 138.7
14 113.8 148 77.7 140.8 154.1 127
13 105.3 136.8 72 131.8 142.9 120.4
12 102.1 133.8 68.6 129.7 139.4 119.7
11 104.6 139.3 67.9 135 143.9 125.8
10 112.4 152.8 69.9 147.7 156.3 138.9
9 125.6 173.7 74.9 167.8 176.4 158.9
8 143.3 200.3 83.1 194.1 203.1 184.8
7 163.8 228.9 95.1 224.2 234.3 213.7
6 185.5 255.5 111.6 255.3 267.4 242.7
5 206.9 276.4 133.6 284.1 299.4 268.3
4 228.1 290.4 162.4 310 329 289.5
3 250.3 298.6 199.4 332 357 307
2 275.5 303 246.5 353 383 321
1 306 306 306 373 410 335
0 2,993 3,429 2,534 2,782 3,143 2,411

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/ethiopia/gambia | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Ethiopia, the most common age of death is 80, compared to 80 in the Gambia. The median age of death is 74.8 in Ethiopia and 73.4 in the Gambia, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Ethiopia and the Gambia more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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