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HEALTH PROFILE: Ethiopia

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Ethiopia ETHIOPIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Ethiopia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Ethiopia ETHIOPIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    Age 5
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    Age 10
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    Age 15
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    Age 30
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    Age 40
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    Age 45
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    Age 50
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    Age 55
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    Age 60
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    Age 65
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    Age 70
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    Ethiopia ETHIOPIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    83.71
    90
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.86
    42
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.39
    134
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    63.15
    22
    5. Liver Disease
    50.31
    11
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.41
    19
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.58
    80
    8. Hypertension
    29.73
    46
    9. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    10. Lung Disease
    25.66
    75
    11. Tuberculosis
    25.31
    44
    12. Kidney Disease
    24.20
    81
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.74
    30
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    15. Other Injuries
    14.07
    29
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.62
    51
    17. Meningitis
    13.13
    25
    18. Malnutrition
    11.17
    26
    19. Birth Trauma
    10.53
    20
    20. Low Birth Weight
    9.52
    37
    21. Suicide
    9.45
    80
    22. Maternal Conditions
    9.44
    34
    23. Violence
    8.85
    58
    24. Falls
    8.65
    38
    25. Asthma
    8.13
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    73
    29. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    30. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    31. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    32. Malaria
    5.39
    42
    33. Poisonings
    4.29
    7
    34. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    35. Pertussis
    3.77
    18
    36. Fires
    3.73
    33
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    119
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.59
    120
    39. Measles
    3.40
    20
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.22
    83
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    45. Drownings
    2.44
    90
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.30
    141
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.22
    60
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    49. Epilepsy
    2.02
    65
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    Ethiopia ETHIOPIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59,931
    10.63
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44,361
    7.87
    3. Stroke
    39,362
    6.98
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,530
    6.48
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31,564
    5.60
    6. Birth Trauma
    31,107
    5.52
    7. Low Birth Weight
    28,020
    4.97
    8. Liver Disease
    27,270
    4.84
    9. Tuberculosis
    21,455
    3.81
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    16,258
    2.88
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    15,638
    2.77
    12. Hypertension
    13,470
    2.39
    13. Kidney Disease
    12,103
    2.15
    14. Meningitis
    12,019
    2.13
    15. Lung Disease
    11,870
    2.11
    16. Other Injuries
    11,735
    2.08
    17. HIV/AIDS
    11,471
    2.03
    18. Maternal Conditions
    8,887
    1.58
    19. Malnutrition
    8,643
    1.53
    20. Breast Cancer
    8,485
    1.51
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    8,258
    1.46
    22. Violence
    8,076
    1.43
    23. Pertussis
    6,896
    1.22
    24. Measles
    6,324
    1.12
    25. Suicide
    6,030
    1.07
      Deaths %
    26. Malaria
    5,626
    1.00
    27. Cervical Cancer
    5,019
    0.89
    28. Falls
    4,510
    0.80
    29. Asthma
    4,484
    0.80
    30. Leukemia
    4,222
    0.75
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,755
    0.67
    32. Poisonings
    3,668
    0.65
    33. Lymphomas
    3,590
    0.64
    34. Fires
    3,255
    0.58
    35. Drownings
    3,133
    0.56
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,424
    0.43
    37. Tetanus
    2,203
    0.39
    38. Lung Cancers
    2,202
    0.39
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,168
    0.38
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,839
    0.33
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,758
    0.31
    42. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    0.31
    43. Syphilis
    1,699
    0.30
    44. Epilepsy
    1,625
    0.29
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,623
    0.29
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,578
    0.28
    47. Stomach Cancer
    1,519
    0.27
    48. Oral Cancer
    1,477
    0.26
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,339
    0.24
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1,244
    0.22
    Ethiopia ETHIOPIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    5. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    7. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    136
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.83
    170
    Ethiopia ETHIOPIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    2.2
    137
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    7.7
    1.3
    161
    142
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    1.9
    6.9
    186
    178
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.24
    124
    Ethiopia ETHIOPIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    2000
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    2019
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
    Ethiopia ETHIOPIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    110.871m
    12
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    73
    Population 0-14
    39.8%
    28
    Population 15-64
    56.8%
    165
    Population 65 +
    3.4%
    159
    Birth Rate / 1000
    30.49
    29
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.70
    146
    Fertility Rate
    4.07
    27
    Infant Mortality
    34.62
    46
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    160
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    172
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.99
    102
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.85
    62
    Net Migration
    -0.20
    89
    Population Growth
    2.50%
    21
    Literacy Total
    51.8%
    162
    Literacy Male
    57.2%
    147
    Literacy Female
    44.4%
    143
    Unemployment
    17.5%
    31
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    68.7
    128
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    59.9
    130
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,300
    169

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    501,157
    7,574
    4/1/24
    Ethiopia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Ethiopia causes.

     
     
    Ethiopia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Ethiopia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.