Saturday, March 19, 2011

STARTLING STATS ABOUT ETHIOPIA

* One out of every 20 children born alive die in their first month of life

* One out of ten die before reaching their first birthday

* One out of six die before reaching their fifth birthday

* There are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia

* The median age in Ethiopia is 18

* 1.5 million people in Ethiopia are infected with AIDS

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

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

*Half of the children in Ethiopia will never attend school.

* 88% will never
attend secondary school

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