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Life Expectancy in Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 68.1 years in Ethiopia vs 78 in Sri Lanka. Ethiopia is ranked 150/197 by life expectancy, and Sri Lanka is 64/197. In Ethiopia, the life expectancy is 64.9 years for males and 71.6 years for females. In Sri Lanka, it's 74.9 years for males and 81 years for females.

Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka life expectancy at birth by year

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Sri Lanka
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 68.1 64.9 71.6 78 74.9 81
2025 67.9 64.6 71.3 77.9 74.7 80.9
2024 67.6 64.4 71 77.7 74.4 80.7
2023 67.3 64.1 70.7 77.5 74.2 80.6
2022 66.9 63.7 70.3 77.3 74 80.5
2021 65.3 62.1 68.7 76.3 73 79.5
2020 66 62.8 69.4 76.9 73.7 80.1
2019 65.7 62.8 68.9 76.7 73.4 79.9
2018 65.3 62.4 68.3 76.5 73.1 79.8
2017 64.8 61.9 67.7 76.2 72.8 79.6
2016 64.2 61.4 67 76.1 72.7 79.5
2015 63.6 61 66.4 76 72.6 79.4
2014 62.9 60.4 65.6 75.8 72.3 79.2
2013 62.2 59.8 64.7 75.5 72.2 78.9
2012 61.4 59.2 63.8 75.2 71.8 78.6
2011 60.6 58.4 62.8 74.7 71.2 78.3
2010 59.7 57.5 62 74.5 70.9 78.2
2009 58.7 56.6 60.9 70.3 65.7 75.3
2008 57.7 55.8 59.8 72.6 67.9 77.7
2007 56.6 54.8 58.4 73 69 77.3
2006 55.4 53.9 56.9 72.8 68.8 77.2
2005 54.4 53.1 55.7 73.1 69.4 77.1
2004 53.7 52.6 54.9 68 65.2 71
2003 52.9 52 53.8 72.4 68.7 76.6
2002 52.1 51.3 52.9 72.3 68.3 76.7
2001 51.4 50.8 52.1 71.8 67.7 76.5
2000 50.9 50.2 51.6 71.2 66.8 76.3
1999 49.5 48.2 50.8 70.4 65.9 75.8
1998 49.8 48.9 50.7 70.1 65.6 75.5
1997 49.2 48.4 50.1 69.9 65.5 75.3
1996 48.7 47.9 49.5 69.8 65.5 75
1995 48.2 47.2 49.1 69.7 65.3 75
1994 47.9 47.1 48.8 70.2 66.2 75
1993 47.7 46.9 48.5 70 66.1 74.8
1992 47.3 46.5 48 69.6 65.5 74.6
1991 46.7 45.6 47.7 69.1 64.8 74.4
1990 45.1 43.5 46.8 69.2 65.2 74.2
1989 45.6 44 47.3 67.3 62.8 72.9
1988 45.7 44.1 47.2 69 65.2 73.7
1987 45.9 44.2 47.6 69 65.4 73.4
1986 38.4 36.6 40.1 69 65.6 73.2
1985 37.7 35.7 39.8 68.9 65.6 72.9
1984 36.7 34.5 39.1 68.8 65.7 72.5
1983 36.3 33.9 38.9 68.7 65.9 72.1
1982 43.4 40.1 47 68.7 66.1 71.8
1981 43.1 39.7 46.7 68.4 65.9 71.3
1980 42.8 39.4 46.4 68 65.7 70.8
1979 42.4 39 46 67.5 65.2 70.2
1978 41.5 38.1 45.2 66.8 64.7 69.4
1977 41.4 37.9 45.1 66.4 64.3 69
1976 41.3 37.9 45 65.8 63.8 68.3
1975 38.9 35.9 42.2 65.4 63.3 67.8
1974 39.1 36.1 42.3 65 63 67.4
1973 41.1 38 44.5 64.8 62.8 67.1
1972 41 37.9 44.4 64.6 62.7 66.9
1971 42.2 39 45.7 64.2 62.2 66.8
1970 42.1 38.8 45.6 64.4 62.5 66.6
1969 42.1 38.8 45.7 64.1 62.3 66.4
1968 42.1 38.8 45.6 63.9 62 66.2
1967 41.9 38.6 45.5 63.6 61.7 65.9
1966 39.3 36.3 42.6 63.2 61.4 65.4
1965 41.4 38.1 45 62.8 61 65
1964 41.3 38 44.7 62.4 60.7 64.5
1963 41 37.7 44.4 62 60.4 64.1
1962 40.5 37.3 44 61.6 60 63.6
1961 40.2 36.9 43.8 61.2 59.6 63.2
1960 39.6 36.2 43.3 60.6 59.1 62.6
1959 39.2 35.8 42.8 60 58.4 62
1958 32.6 29.9 35.6 59.3 57.8 61.3
1957 32.2 29.5 35.1 58.5 57.1 60.5
1956 37.8 34.5 41.4 57.9 56.4 59.9
1955 37.3 34.1 40.9 57.2 55.7 59.2
1954 37 33.8 40.5 56.4 55 58.4
1953 36.6 33.4 40.1 55.6 54.3 57.5
1952 36.2 33 39.7 54.9 53.6 56.7
1951 35.9 32.7 39.4 54 52.8 55.7
1950 35.5 32.3 39.1 53.2 52.1 54.7

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 66.7 in Sri Lanka. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 13.3 healthy years in Ethiopia and 15.9 in Sri Lanka.

Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, 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 48.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
73.6 vs 78.9 years

Median expected age of death:
76.3 vs 81.2 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Ethiopia Sri Lanka
Male Female Male Female
40 95.9% 97.9% 98.6% 99.4%
50 90.1% 94.4% 95.3% 98.1%
60 80.1% 87.9% 87.8% 95.0%
65 72.1% 82.2% 81.2% 91.9%
70 61.4% 73.5% 71.7% 86.7%
75 47.5% 60.8% 59.2% 78.1%
80 31.3% 44.0% 43.4% 64.4%
85 16.0% 25.4% 26.2% 44.8%
90 5.4% 10.5% 11.5% 23.3%
95 0.9% 2.6% 3.0% 7.5%
100 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%

Life expectancy by current age

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Sri Lanka
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.9 102.1 101.9 102.1
99 100.9 100.7 101 101.1 101 101.2
98 100 99.8 100.1 100.3 100.1 100.3
97 99.1 98.9 99.2 99.4 99.2 99.5
96 98.2 98 98.3 98.6 98.4 98.6
95 97.3 97.1 97.4 97.7 97.6 97.8
94 96.5 96.2 96.6 96.9 96.7 97
93 95.7 95.4 95.8 96.1 95.9 96.2
92 94.9 94.5 95 95.4 95.1 95.5
91 94.1 93.7 94.2 94.6 94.3 94.8
90 93.3 92.9 93.5 93.9 93.6 94.1
89 92.5 92.1 92.7 93.2 92.8 93.4
88 91.7 91.3 92 92.5 92.1 92.7
87 91 90.6 91.3 91.9 91.4 92.1
86 90.3 89.9 90.6 91.2 90.8 91.5
85 89.6 89.2 89.9 90.6 90.1 90.9
84 88.9 88.5 89.2 90 89.5 90.3
83 88.2 87.8 88.5 89.5 88.8 89.8
82 87.6 87.1 87.9 88.9 88.2 89.3
81 87 86.5 87.3 88.4 87.6 88.8
80 86.4 85.9 86.7 87.9 87.1 88.4
79 85.8 85.3 86.2 87.4 86.5 88
78 85.2 84.7 85.7 86.9 86 87.6
77 84.7 84.1 85.2 86.5 85.5 87.2
76 84.2 83.6 84.7 86.1 85 86.8
75 83.7 83 84.2 85.7 84.5 86.5
74 83.2 82.5 83.8 85.3 84.1 86.2
73 82.8 82 83.4 85 83.7 85.9
72 82.3 81.6 83 84.6 83.2 85.6
71 81.9 81.1 82.6 84.3 82.8 85.4
70 81.5 80.7 82.2 84 82.5 85.1
69 81.1 80.3 81.9 83.7 82.1 84.9
68 80.8 79.8 81.6 83.4 81.7 84.7
67 80.4 79.5 81.2 83.1 81.4 84.5
66 80.1 79.1 81 82.9 81.1 84.3
65 79.8 78.7 80.7 82.6 80.7 84.1
64 79.4 78.4 80.4 82.4 80.4 84
63 79.2 78 80.2 82.2 80.1 83.8
62 78.9 77.7 79.9 81.9 79.9 83.7
61 78.6 77.4 79.7 81.7 79.6 83.6
60 78.4 77.1 79.5 81.6 79.4 83.4
59 78.1 76.9 79.3 81.4 79.1 83.3
58 77.9 76.6 79.1 81.2 78.9 83.2
57 77.7 76.3 79 81.1 78.7 83.1
56 77.5 76.1 78.8 80.9 78.5 83
55 77.3 75.8 78.6 80.8 78.3 82.9
54 77.1 75.6 78.5 80.6 78.1 82.9
53 76.9 75.4 78.3 80.5 78 82.8
52 76.7 75.1 78.1 80.4 77.8 82.7
51 76.5 74.9 78 80.3 77.6 82.6
50 76.3 74.7 77.8 80.2 77.5 82.6
49 76.1 74.5 77.7 80 77.4 82.5
48 76 74.3 77.6 80 77.2 82.4
47 75.8 74.1 77.5 79.9 77.1 82.4
46 75.7 74 77.4 79.8 77 82.3
45 75.5 73.8 77.2 79.7 76.9 82.3
44 75.4 73.6 77.1 79.6 76.8 82.2
43 75.3 73.4 77 79.6 76.7 82.2
42 75.1 73.3 76.9 79.5 76.6 82.2
41 75 73.1 76.8 79.4 76.5 82.1
40 74.8 72.9 76.7 79.4 76.4 82.1
39 74.7 72.8 76.6 79.3 76.4 82
38 74.6 72.6 76.5 79.3 76.3 82
37 74.5 72.5 76.4 79.2 76.2 82
36 74.3 72.3 76.3 79.2 76.2 82
35 74.2 72.2 76.2 79.1 76.1 81.9
34 74.1 72 76.2 79.1 76.1 81.9
33 74 71.9 76.1 79 76 81.9
32 73.9 71.7 76 79 76 81.8
31 73.7 71.5 75.9 79 75.9 81.8
30 73.6 71.4 75.8 78.9 75.9 81.8
29 73.5 71.2 75.7 78.9 75.8 81.8
28 73.4 71.1 75.6 78.9 75.8 81.8
27 73.2 70.9 75.6 78.8 75.8 81.7
26 73.1 70.8 75.5 78.8 75.7 81.7
25 73 70.6 75.4 78.8 75.7 81.7
24 72.9 70.4 75.3 78.8 75.7 81.7
23 72.7 70.3 75.2 78.7 75.6 81.7
22 72.6 70.1 75.2 78.7 75.6 81.6
21 72.5 69.9 75.1 78.7 75.6 81.6
20 72.4 69.8 75 78.7 75.5 81.6
19 72.2 69.6 74.9 78.6 75.5 81.6
18 72.1 69.5 74.9 78.6 75.5 81.6
17 72 69.4 74.8 78.6 75.5 81.6
16 72 69.2 74.7 78.6 75.4 81.6
15 71.9 69.1 74.7 78.6 75.4 81.5
14 71.8 69.1 74.6 78.6 75.4 81.5
13 71.7 69 74.6 78.6 75.4 81.5
12 71.7 68.9 74.5 78.5 75.4 81.5
11 71.6 68.8 74.5 78.5 75.4 81.5
10 71.5 68.7 74.5 78.5 75.4 81.5
9 71.5 68.6 74.4 78.5 75.4 81.5
8 71.4 68.5 74.4 78.5 75.4 81.5
7 71.3 68.3 74.3 78.5 75.3 81.5
6 71.1 68.2 74.2 78.5 75.3 81.5
5 71 68 74.1 78.5 75.3 81.5
4 70.8 67.8 74 78.5 75.3 81.5
3 70.7 67.6 73.8 78.5 75.3 81.4
2 70.5 67.4 73.7 78.4 75.3 81.4
1 70.2 67.2 73.4 78.4 75.2 81.4
0 68.1 64.9 71.6 78 74.9 81

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 78.9 in Sri Lanka, rising to 79.8 and 82.6 at 65, and to 86.4 and 87.9 at 80 — higher than the 68.1 and 78 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Ethiopia Sri Lanka
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.17% 0.07% 0.29% 0.81% 0.4% 1.2%
99 0.29% 0.12% 0.48% 1.26% 0.63% 1.85%
98 0.47% 0.21% 0.76% 1.89% 0.98% 2.75%
97 0.73% 0.34% 1.16% 2.75% 1.46% 3.96%
96 1.1% 0.54% 1.72% 3.88% 2.12% 5.52%
95 1.62% 0.84% 2.48% 5.3% 2.99% 7.46%
94 2.3% 1.27% 3.44% 7.06% 4.09% 9.82%
93 3.19% 1.85% 4.65% 9.15% 5.47% 12.6%
92 4.29% 2.62% 6.1% 11.6% 7.13% 15.8%
91 5.64% 3.62% 7.83% 14.3% 9.07% 19.3%
90 7.24% 4.84% 9.82% 17.4% 11.3% 23.1%
89 9.1% 6.29% 12.1% 20.7% 13.8% 27.1%
88 11.2% 7.97% 14.7% 24.2% 16.5% 31.3%
87 13.6% 9.87% 17.5% 27.8% 19.4% 35.7%
86 16.1% 12% 20.5% 31.6% 22.5% 40%
85 18.9% 14.3% 23.8% 35.4% 25.8% 44.3%
84 21.8% 16.8% 27.2% 39.2% 29.1% 48.6%
83 24.9% 19.4% 30.7% 42.9% 32.5% 52.7%
82 28% 22.2% 34.2% 46.6% 35.9% 56.6%
81 31.2% 25% 37.8% 50.1% 39.3% 60.3%
80 34.4% 27.9% 41.2% 53.5% 42.7% 63.7%
79 37.6% 30.9% 44.6% 56.8% 46% 66.9%
78 40.7% 33.8% 47.9% 59.9% 49.3% 69.8%
77 43.7% 36.7% 51% 62.8% 52.4% 72.5%
76 46.6% 39.5% 54% 65.5% 55.4% 75%
75 49.4% 42.3% 56.9% 68% 58.3% 77.2%
74 52.2% 45% 59.6% 70.4% 61% 79.3%
73 54.7% 47.6% 62.2% 72.6% 63.6% 81.1%
72 57.2% 50.1% 64.5% 74.7% 66% 82.8%
71 59.5% 52.5% 66.8% 76.6% 68.4% 84.4%
70 61.6% 54.7% 68.8% 78.3% 70.6% 85.8%
69 63.6% 56.9% 70.7% 80% 72.6% 87%
68 65.5% 58.9% 72.5% 81.5% 74.6% 88.1%
67 67.3% 60.8% 74.1% 83% 76.5% 89.1%
66 69% 62.6% 75.6% 84.3% 78.2% 90.1%
65 70.5% 64.3% 77% 85.5% 79.8% 90.9%
64 72% 66% 78.2% 86.6% 81.4% 91.6%
63 73.3% 67.5% 79.4% 87.6% 82.8% 92.3%
62 74.5% 68.9% 80.4% 88.6% 84.1% 92.9%
61 75.7% 70.2% 81.4% 89.5% 85.3% 93.5%
60 76.7% 71.4% 82.3% 90.3% 86.4% 94%
59 77.7% 72.5% 83.1% 91% 87.4% 94.4%
58 78.6% 73.6% 83.8% 91.7% 88.4% 94.8%
57 79.4% 74.6% 84.5% 92.3% 89.3% 95.2%
56 80.2% 75.5% 85.1% 92.9% 90.1% 95.5%
55 81% 76.4% 85.8% 93.4% 90.8% 95.9%
54 81.7% 77.3% 86.4% 93.9% 91.5% 96.1%
53 82.4% 78.1% 86.9% 94.3% 92.1% 96.4%
52 83.1% 78.9% 87.5% 94.7% 92.7% 96.6%
51 83.7% 79.7% 87.9% 95.1% 93.3% 96.9%
50 84.3% 80.4% 88.4% 95.4% 93.8% 97.1%
49 84.8% 81% 88.8% 95.8% 94.2% 97.2%
48 85.3% 81.6% 89.2% 96.1% 94.7% 97.4%
47 85.8% 82.2% 89.5% 96.3% 95% 97.6%
46 86.2% 82.7% 89.9% 96.6% 95.4% 97.7%
45 86.6% 83.2% 90.2% 96.8% 95.7% 97.8%
44 87% 83.7% 90.5% 97% 96% 97.9%
43 87.4% 84.2% 90.8% 97.2% 96.3% 98.1%
42 87.8% 84.6% 91.1% 97.4% 96.5% 98.2%
41 88.2% 85.1% 91.4% 97.5% 96.8% 98.2%
40 88.5% 85.5% 91.7% 97.7% 97% 98.3%
39 88.8% 85.9% 91.9% 97.8% 97.2% 98.4%
38 89.1% 86.3% 92.1% 97.9% 97.4% 98.5%
37 89.4% 86.7% 92.3% 98% 97.5% 98.6%
36 89.7% 87.1% 92.5% 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
35 90% 87.4% 92.7% 98.2% 97.8% 98.7%
34 90.3% 87.8% 92.9% 98.3% 97.9% 98.7%
33 90.6% 88.1% 93.1% 98.4% 98.1% 98.8%
32 90.8% 88.5% 93.3% 98.5% 98.2% 98.8%
31 91.1% 88.8% 93.5% 98.6% 98.3% 98.9%
30 91.3% 89.2% 93.6% 98.6% 98.3% 98.9%
29 91.6% 89.5% 93.8% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
28 91.9% 89.8% 94% 98.8% 98.5% 99%
27 92.1% 90.2% 94.2% 98.8% 98.6% 99%
26 92.4% 90.5% 94.3% 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
25 92.6% 90.8% 94.5% 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
24 92.8% 91.1% 94.6% 99% 98.8% 99.1%
23 93.1% 91.5% 94.8% 99% 98.9% 99.2%
22 93.3% 91.8% 94.9% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
21 93.5% 92.1% 95% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
20 93.8% 92.4% 95.2% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
19 94% 92.7% 95.3% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
18 94.1% 92.9% 95.4% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
17 94.3% 93.2% 95.5% 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
16 94.5% 93.4% 95.6% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
15 94.6% 93.5% 95.7% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
14 94.7% 93.7% 95.8% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
13 94.8% 93.8% 95.8% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
12 94.9% 93.9% 95.9% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
11 95% 94.1% 96% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
10 95.1% 94.2% 96.1% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
9 95.2% 94.4% 96.1% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
8 95.4% 94.6% 96.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
7 95.6% 94.8% 96.3% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
6 95.7% 95.1% 96.4% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
5 95.9% 95.4% 96.6% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
4 96.2% 95.7% 96.7% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
3 96.4% 96% 96.9% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
2 96.7% 96.3% 97.2% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
1 97% 96.6% 97.5% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%

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 90.3% in Sri Lanka are expected to live past 60, 61.6% and 78.3% past 70, 34.4% and 53.5% past 80, and only 7.24% and 17.4% 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
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Ethiopia Sri Lanka
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 41.9% 45.4% 40.9% 37.8% 39.4% 37.3%
99 39.9% 43.5% 38.7% 35.7% 37.3% 35.1%
98 38% 41.4% 36.8% 33.4% 35.2% 32.8%
97 36% 39.4% 34.7% 31.2% 33.1% 30.5%
96 33.9% 37.4% 32.6% 29% 31% 28.3%
95 31.8% 35.5% 30.3% 26.9% 28.9% 26.1%
94 29.8% 33.5% 28.1% 24.9% 27% 24%
93 27.7% 31.6% 25.9% 22.9% 25.2% 22%
92 25.8% 29.5% 23.9% 21% 23.3% 20.1%
91 23.9% 27.4% 22% 19.2% 21.5% 18.2%
90 22.1% 25.2% 20.3% 17.5% 19.7% 16.5%
89 20.4% 23.1% 18.8% 15.9% 18% 14.9%
88 18.8% 21.1% 17.4% 14.5% 16.5% 13.5%
87 17.3% 19.2% 16.1% 13.1% 15.1% 12.1%
86 15.9% 17.6% 14.9% 11.9% 13.7% 10.9%
85 14.6% 16.1% 13.7% 10.7% 12.5% 9.75%
84 13.4% 14.8% 12.5% 9.69% 11.4% 8.72%
83 12.3% 13.6% 11.4% 8.74% 10.5% 7.77%
82 11.2% 12.5% 10.4% 7.87% 9.54% 6.9%
81 10.2% 11.4% 9.36% 7.08% 8.69% 6.12%
80 9.28% 10.4% 8.43% 6.36% 7.92% 5.4%
79 8.41% 9.51% 7.59% 5.71% 7.21% 4.77%
78 7.62% 8.67% 6.83% 5.14% 6.56% 4.21%
77 6.91% 7.89% 6.16% 4.62% 5.96% 3.72%
76 6.28% 7.19% 5.56% 4.15% 5.42% 3.29%
75 5.7% 6.56% 5.03% 3.74% 4.93% 2.91%
74 5.18% 5.98% 4.54% 3.37% 4.48% 2.58%
73 4.71% 5.45% 4.1% 3.04% 4.08% 2.29%
72 4.27% 4.97% 3.7% 2.75% 3.72% 2.03%
71 3.87% 4.52% 3.33% 2.5% 3.4% 1.81%
70 3.5% 4.12% 2.99% 2.27% 3.11% 1.62%
69 3.17% 3.76% 2.68% 2.06% 2.87% 1.44%
68 2.88% 3.44% 2.42% 1.88% 2.64% 1.28%
67 2.63% 3.15% 2.18% 1.71% 2.43% 1.14%
66 2.4% 2.9% 1.98% 1.56% 2.23% 1.01%
65 2.2% 2.68% 1.79% 1.42% 2.04% 0.91%
64 2.01% 2.46% 1.62% 1.29% 1.86% 0.81%
63 1.83% 2.25% 1.46% 1.18% 1.7% 0.73%
62 1.66% 2.05% 1.31% 1.07% 1.55% 0.66%
61 1.5% 1.87% 1.18% 0.98% 1.42% 0.59%
60 1.35% 1.69% 1.06% 0.89% 1.29% 0.53%
59 1.23% 1.54% 0.95% 0.81% 1.18% 0.48%
58 1.13% 1.42% 0.87% 0.74% 1.08% 0.43%
57 1.05% 1.33% 0.81% 0.67% 0.99% 0.39%
56 0.99% 1.25% 0.76% 0.61% 0.9% 0.35%
55 0.95% 1.19% 0.73% 0.56% 0.82% 0.32%
54 0.9% 1.14% 0.69% 0.51% 0.75% 0.29%
53 0.86% 1.08% 0.65% 0.47% 0.69% 0.27%
52 0.8% 1.01% 0.61% 0.43% 0.63% 0.25%
51 0.74% 0.94% 0.56% 0.4% 0.58% 0.23%
50 0.68% 0.86% 0.51% 0.36% 0.53% 0.21%
49 0.62% 0.79% 0.46% 0.33% 0.49% 0.19%
48 0.57% 0.73% 0.42% 0.3% 0.44% 0.17%
47 0.54% 0.68% 0.4% 0.28% 0.41% 0.16%
46 0.51% 0.64% 0.38% 0.25% 0.37% 0.14%
45 0.49% 0.61% 0.36% 0.23% 0.34% 0.13%
44 0.47% 0.59% 0.35% 0.21% 0.31% 0.12%
43 0.45% 0.57% 0.34% 0.19% 0.28% 0.11%
42 0.44% 0.55% 0.33% 0.18% 0.26% 0.1%
41 0.41% 0.52% 0.31% 0.16% 0.24% 0.09%
40 0.39% 0.5% 0.28% 0.15% 0.22% 0.09%
39 0.37% 0.48% 0.26% 0.14% 0.2% 0.08%
38 0.35% 0.45% 0.24% 0.13% 0.19% 0.08%
37 0.33% 0.44% 0.23% 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
36 0.32% 0.42% 0.21% 0.11% 0.16% 0.07%
35 0.31% 0.41% 0.21% 0.1% 0.14% 0.06%
34 0.3% 0.41% 0.2% 0.09% 0.13% 0.06%
33 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.08% 0.12% 0.05%
32 0.3% 0.39% 0.2% 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
31 0.29% 0.39% 0.19% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
30 0.29% 0.38% 0.19% 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
29 0.28% 0.37% 0.19% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
28 0.27% 0.37% 0.18% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
27 0.27% 0.36% 0.18% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
26 0.27% 0.36% 0.17% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
25 0.26% 0.36% 0.17% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
24 0.26% 0.36% 0.16% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
23 0.26% 0.36% 0.15% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
22 0.25% 0.35% 0.15% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
21 0.24% 0.34% 0.14% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
20 0.23% 0.33% 0.14% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
19 0.22% 0.3% 0.13% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
18 0.2% 0.27% 0.12% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
17 0.17% 0.24% 0.11% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
16 0.15% 0.21% 0.1% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
15 0.13% 0.18% 0.09% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
14 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
13 0.11% 0.15% 0.08% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
12 0.11% 0.14% 0.07% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
11 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
10 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
9 0.13% 0.18% 0.08% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
8 0.15% 0.21% 0.09% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
7 0.17% 0.24% 0.1% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
6 0.19% 0.27% 0.12% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
5 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
4 0.24% 0.3% 0.17% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
3 0.26% 0.31% 0.21% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
2 0.28% 0.31% 0.25% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
1 0.32% 0.32% 0.31% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05%
0 2.99% 3.43% 2.53% 0.47% 0.51% 0.42%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/ethiopia/sri-lanka | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 2.99% in the birth year in Ethiopia and 0.47% in Sri Lanka, 0.29% vs 0.07% at age 30, 1.35% vs 0.89% at 60, and 9.28% vs 6.36% at 80.

Death rate by age in Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka

Ethiopia
Male

Female
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Ethiopia Sri Lanka
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 12.1 166 47.5 277.3
99 115.4 52.4 185.6 450 236.8 649
98 177.1 85.3 279 633 345 902
97 262.3 133.8 404 859 484 1,207
96 374 203 562 1,124 658 1,558
95 515 298.3 751 1,424 864 1,946
94 686 425 967 1,754 1,105 2,360
93 884 584 1,204 2,097 1,375 2,774
92 1,107 775 1,457 2,434 1,660 3,162
91 1,348 991 1,723 2,752 1,949 3,508
90 1,601 1,220 1,998 3,043 2,228 3,809
89 1,857 1,453 2,277 3,294 2,488 4,048
88 2,108 1,681 2,553 3,498 2,723 4,218
87 2,348 1,899 2,816 3,652 2,926 4,322
86 2,570 2,107 3,052 3,752 3,095 4,356
85 2,767 2,302 3,251 3,798 3,229 4,324
84 2,933 2,481 3,403 3,797 3,330 4,235
83 3,062 2,638 3,500 3,751 3,395 4,093
82 3,148 2,765 3,542 3,666 3,425 3,907
81 3,191 2,859 3,532 3,549 3,420 3,687
80 3,193 2,915 3,476 3,405 3,381 3,443
79 3,160 2,937 3,386 3,245 3,317 3,191
78 3,100 2,929 3,272 3,074 3,229 2,940
77 3,021 2,896 3,143 2,897 3,123 2,696
76 2,927 2,844 3,005 2,717 3,001 2,464
75 2,820 2,775 2,860 2,541 2,870 2,245
74 2,704 2,692 2,709 2,373 2,735 2,044
73 2,577 2,595 2,551 2,210 2,595 1,857
72 2,441 2,488 2,387 2,056 2,456 1,685
71 2,300 2,372 2,220 1,912 2,322 1,531
70 2,158 2,253 2,056 1,777 2,196 1,387
69 2,020 2,135 1,898 1,652 2,081 1,251
68 1,890 2,023 1,752 1,533 1,968 1,127
67 1,770 1,917 1,617 1,421 1,855 1,015
66 1,658 1,818 1,494 1,315 1,744 912
65 1,552 1,721 1,379 1,213 1,629 823
64 1,447 1,623 1,269 1,119 1,516 746
63 1,342 1,521 1,161 1,031 1,409 677
62 1,237 1,416 1,057 950 1,307 613
61 1,134 1,310 959 873 1,209 554
60 1,040 1,210 870 802 1,118 501
59 956 1,120 793 737 1,033 454
58 889 1,046 732 676 953 411
57 836 989 685 621 879 372
56 798 945 651 571 811 339
55 767 911 624 523 746 308
54 738 878 598 481 688 281.9
53 706 842 568 445 637 260.1
52 667 799 533 410 589 239.7
51 622 748 492 378 543 220.2
50 575 694 450 347 499 201.5
49 529 641 411 318 458 183.9
48 490 595 379 291.1 420 167.6
47 459 558 355 266.3 385 152.7
46 437 529 338 243.7 353 139.4
45 421 509 328 223.4 324 127.7
44 409 493 319 205 297.5 117.4
43 397 478 309 188.5 273.7 108.3
42 382 463 296.4 173.8 252.1 100.4
41 365 445 279.5 160.5 232.5 93.3
40 346 427 260.1 148.3 214.3 86.9
39 327 408 240.3 136.9 197.2 80.8
38 310 392 222.5 126.3 181.1 75.2
37 296.2 378 208.2 116.3 166 69.8
36 286 369 197.8 107 151.8 64.7
35 279.1 362 190.9 98.3 138.5 59.9
34 274.5 357 186.7 90.2 126.1 55.4
33 271.2 353 184.1 82.8 114.9 51.3
32 268 349 182.3 76.2 105 47.6
31 264.5 344 180.3 70.6 96.5 44.5
30 260.5 338 177.8 65.9 89.5 41.8
29 256.3 333 174.6 62 83.8 39.6
28 252.2 329 170.7 58.9 79.4 37.8
27 248.7 327 166.3 56.5 76.1 36.3
26 245.9 326 161.4 54.6 73.5 35.1
25 243.7 327 156.3 52.8 71.1 33.9
24 241.8 328 151.3 50.8 68.3 32.7
23 239.3 328 146.3 48.5 65.1 31.5
22 235.4 325 141.3 45.9 61.2 30.2
21 228.6 317 135.9 42.8 56.5 28.8
20 218.1 302 129.8 39.5 51.4 27.2
19 203.3 279.9 122.6 35.8 46 25.4
18 185.1 252.5 114.2 31.9 40.3 23.2
17 164.9 222.1 104.6 27.8 34.6 20.8
16 145 192.7 94.8 23.9 29.3 18.4
15 127.4 167 85.5 20.4 24.7 16
14 113.8 148 77.7 17.4 20.8 13.8
13 105.3 136.8 72 15.1 18 12.1
12 102.1 133.8 68.6 13.5 16.1 10.7
11 104.6 139.3 67.9 12.4 15 9.72
10 112.4 152.8 69.9 12 14.7 9.29
9 125.6 173.7 74.9 12 14.7 9.07
8 143.3 200.3 83.1 11.7 14.5 8.76
7 163.8 228.9 95.1 11.5 14.2 8.65
6 185.5 255.5 111.6 11.9 14.4 9.31
5 206.9 276.4 133.6 13.6 15.8 11.3
4 228.1 290.4 162.4 16.8 18.7 15
3 250.3 298.6 199.4 22.3 23.6 21
2 275.5 303 246.5 31 31.1 30.8
1 306 306 306 45.1 43.2 47.1
0 2,993 3,429 2,534 469 515 420

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/ethiopia/sri-lanka | 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 85 in Sri Lanka. The median age of death is 74.8 in Ethiopia and 81 in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

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

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