Ethiopia at a Glance: Health Statistics
compiled March, 1999
| Total Population |
60,148,000 |
| People per Physician |
N/A |
| Per capita GNP ($US) |
100 |
| Total national health expenditure as a % of GNP |
3.8 (World Bank, 1990) |
| % of national health expenditure devoted to local health care |
60.0 (WHO, 1989-90) |
| Total government health expenditure as a % of GNP |
2.3 (World Bank, 1990) |
| Life Expectancy at birth (in years) |
Total population: 50 |
| Total Fertility Rate (children born/woman) |
7.0 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) |
109 |
| Probability of dying before 5th birthday (both sexes) |
16.6% |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (deaths per 100,000 live births) |
1,400 (UNICEF, 1998) |
| Child Malnutrition (% of children under age 5) |
48 (World Bank, 1997) |
Immunization:
% of infants reaching their first birthday and have been fully immunized against: |
| diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis |
67 |
| poliomyelitis |
67 |
| measles |
54 |
| tuberculosis |
87 |
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% of women that have been immunized with tetanus toxoid (TT) during pregnancy |
36 |
| Access to safe drinking water (% of population) |
Total: 25, Urban: 91, Rural: 19 (UNICEF, 1998) |
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Access to sanitation (adequate excreta disposal facilities) |
Total: 10, Urban: N/A, Rural: 5 (WHO, 1983-5) |
| Adult literacy rate (% of population age 15+ who can read and write) |
Total: 35.5 |
| Main Telephone Lines |
Source: Tam Tam to Internet, 1996 1996
Total: 148,700
Per 100 inhabitants: 0.3
Households: 14,076,000
Residential main lines: 92,200
Per 100 households: 0.7
Main lines per 100 inhabitants: 0.3
Total payphones: 1,500
Payphones per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.0
Waiting list for telephones: 195,500
Waiting time: 10 years
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NOTE: All statistics are from The World Health Report 1998, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) unless otherwise noted.
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