Ethiopia

	Ethiopia
Capital: Addis Ababa Population: 63.5 million Per Capita Income: $89 Pop. Growth Rate: 2.9% Infant Mortality: 560-850 deaths/100,000 live births Life Expectancy at birth: 45 years Fertility Rate: 5.9 children born per woman		HIV/AIDS: 3 million (people living with HIV/AIDS - 2000 est.) Literacy: 33% (age 15 and over who can read and write) National Language: Amharic
	Source: CIA World Fact Book Unless otherwise noted, estimated are for year 2001

FACTS ABOUT ETHIOPIA

% of population on less than one dollar per day 46%
# of people who can’t provide enough food and
income to meet their families’ nutritional needs 26 million
Percentage of people living in rural areas 86%
Adult literacy rate 33%
Percentage of households with access to safe water 23.6%
Human Development Index 171 out of 174 countries

FACTS ABOUT CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA
“Children are today’s flowers and tomorrow’s seeds” Ethiopian Proverb
Percentage of population under 15 44%
Children who die before reaching 1 year 1 out of 10
Children who die before reaching 5 years 1 out of 6
% of children stunted by malnutrition 51%
% of primary school-age kids not attending school 56%
% of girls aged 7-14 who do not attend school 63.4%
% of dropouts before reaching grade 2 30.3%
% of schools with latrines 50%
% of schools with water 52.5%
% of girls who undergo female genital mutilation 73%
Number of orphans due to HIV/AIDS 1.2 million

Life on the Street in Addis Ababa