Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Ethiopia

Adult mortality rate, female in Ethiopia in 2024 — 145.9 per 1,000. Ranked 135 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 61.5%.

2024 145.9 per 1,000 −1.96% vs 2023
World rank 135of 191
Period maximum 426.8 per 1,0001984
Period minimum 145.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Ethiopia, 1960–2024020040060019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 378.6 per 1,0001962: 375.4 per 1,0001964: 370.6 per 1,0001966: 389.2 per 1,0001968: 363.2 per 1,0001970: 364.9 per 1,0001972: 376.3 per 1,0001974: 394.5 per 1,0001976: 372.7 per 1,0001978: 372 per 1,0001980: 357.8 per 1,0001982: 351.7 per 1,0001984: 426.8 per 1,0001986: 422.4 per 1,0001988: 372.1 per 1,0001990: 387.2 per 1,0001992: 380.2 per 1,0001994: 379.6 per 1,0001996: 378.2 per 1,0001998: 369.7 per 1,0002000: 366.1 per 1,0002002: 354.6 per 1,0002004: 333 per 1,0002006: 310.4 per 1,0002008: 273.6 per 1,0002010: 247.1 per 1,0002012: 226.4 per 1,0002014: 205.4 per 1,0002016: 188.6 per 1,0002018: 175.1 per 1,0002020: 162.5 per 1,0002022: 153.1 per 1,0002024: 145.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −232.7 (−61.46%) Average annual rate: -1.48 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 145.9 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 191.4 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 181.3 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 145.9 −2.9 −1.96%
2023 148.8 −4.3 −2.81%
2022 153.1 −24.8 −13.93%
2021 177.9 +15.4 +9.51%
2020 162.5 −6.6 −3.88%
2019 169 −6.1 −3.48%
2018 175.1 −5.9 −3.26%
2017 181 −7.6 −4.03%
2016 188.6 −7.7 −3.93%
2015 196.3 −9.1 −4.43%
2014 205.4 −10.5 −4.84%
2013 215.9 −10.5 −4.65%
2012 226.4 −10.7 −4.53%
2011 237.1 −9.9 −4.01%
2010 247.1 −12.8 −4.93%
2009 259.9 −13.8 −5.03%
2008 273.6 −17.8 −6.11%
2007 291.4 −18.9 −6.1%
2006 310.4 −15.2 −4.68%
2005 325.6 −7.4 −2.22%
2004 333 −12.9 −3.73%
2003 345.9 −8.7 −2.46%
2002 354.6 −8.6 −2.36%
2001 363.2 −2.9 −0.8%
2000 366.1 −6.8 −1.82%
1999 372.9 +3.2 +0.87%
1998 369.7 −5 −1.33%
1997 374.7 −3.5 −0.92%
1996 378.2 −2 −0.52%
1995 380.2 +0.6 +0.16%
1994 379.6 +0.3 +0.07%
1993 379.3 −0.9 −0.25%
1992 380.2 +1.3 +0.33%
1991 378.9 −8.2 −2.12%
1990 387.2 +11.5 +3.05%
1989 375.7 +3.6 +0.96%
1988 372.1 +10 +2.75%
1987 362.2 −60.2 −14.26%
1986 422.4 −0.1 −0.02%
1985 422.5 −4.3 −1.01%
1984 426.8 +1.2 +0.28%
1983 425.6 +73.9 +21%
1982 351.7 −3.1 −0.86%
1981 354.8 −3 −0.84%
1980 357.8 −5.6 −1.53%
1979 363.4 −8.6 −2.31%
1978 372 +0.3 +0.09%
1977 371.6 −1.1 −0.29%
1976 372.7 −24.1 −6.07%
1975 396.8 +2.3 +0.59%
1974 394.5 +19.6 +5.23%
1973 374.9 −1.4 −0.38%
1972 376.3 +11.4 +3.12%
1971 364.9 +0 +0.01%
1970 364.9 +0.9 +0.25%
1969 364 +0.7 +0.2%
1968 363.2 −1.5 −0.41%
1967 364.7 −24.5 −6.29%
1966 389.2 +20.8 +5.65%
1965 368.4 −2.2 −0.59%
1964 370.6 −1.2 −0.32%
1963 371.7 −3.6 −0.96%
1962 375.4 +0.2 +0.06%
1961 375.1 −3.5 −0.92%
1960 378.6

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.