Deaths in Ethiopia

Deaths in Ethiopia was 767,018 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count767,018 Estimated

Change on 2022+0.4%

Rank14th of 236Countries ranked

Series high1,069,6471984

Series low492,4221951

Deaths in Ethiopia, 1950 to 2023

count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.

All 74 values

Period	count
2023	767,018 Estimated
2022	763,984 Estimated
2021	810,764 Estimated
2020	761,475 Estimated
2019	750,139 Estimated
2018	747,103 Estimated
2017	744,211 Estimated
2016	746,903 Estimated
2015	748,486 Estimated
2014	754,410 Estimated
2013	765,883 Estimated
2012	777,657 Estimated
2011	794,916 Estimated
2010	813,001 Estimated
2009	836,529 Estimated
2008	861,173 Estimated
2007	891,884 Estimated
2006	922,190 Estimated
2005	946,201 Estimated
2004	952,414 Estimated
2003	968,214 Estimated
2002	981,218 Estimated
2001	988,228 Estimated
2000	989,649 Estimated
1999	1,021,950 Estimated
1998	992,125 Estimated
1997	993,843 Estimated
1996	990,860 Estimated
1995	988,259 Estimated
1994	971,692 Estimated
1993	954,002 Estimated
1992	939,365 Estimated
1991	918,778 Estimated
1990	938,365 Estimated
1989	889,601 Estimated
1988	855,189 Estimated
1987	816,298 Estimated
1986	1,063,067 Estimated
1985	1,057,270 Estimated
1984	1,069,647 Estimated
1983	1,065,017 Estimated
1982	784,217 Estimated
1981	757,996 Estimated
1980	763,307 Estimated
1979	768,946 Estimated
1978	776,753 Estimated
1977	770,109 Estimated
1976	750,527 Estimated
1975	804,722 Estimated
1974	782,028 Estimated
1973	704,444 Estimated
1972	687,831 Estimated
1971	639,042 Estimated
1970	623,174 Estimated
1969	605,313 Estimated
1968	589,290 Estimated
1967	575,345 Estimated
1966	619,080 Estimated
1965	555,501 Estimated
1964	542,128 Estimated
1963	532,004 Estimated
1962	524,849 Estimated
1961	515,851 Estimated
1960	511,624 Estimated
1959	504,434 Estimated
1958	629,133 Estimated
1957	631,861 Estimated
1956	504,286 Estimated
1955	501,891 Estimated
1954	498,114 Estimated
1953	495,559 Estimated
1952	492,850 Estimated
1951	492,422 Estimated
1950	497,143 Estimated

Ethiopia compared with nearby places

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Deaths, 2023, count. Ethiopia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by deaths 236 places
EU countries by deaths 27 places

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Ethiopia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Ethiopia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/ethiopia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Ethiopia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/ethiopia.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Ethiopia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/ethiopia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Ethiopia, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/ethiopia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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1.07 million in 1984, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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