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ETHIOPIA STATS

One in ten children die before their first birthday*

One in six children die before their fifth birthday*

60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted due to malnutrition*

The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years; the average life span is 37 years*

Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school; 88% will never attend secondary school*

Ethiopia has the highest HIV/AIDS population in the world*

Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000*

Only 24% of households have access to safe drinking water*

82% of the population survives on less than 1 dollar a day*

Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa*

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Make the World a Better Place for Children - One by One

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