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Table 1 Demographic Health and Development indicators of Ethiopia

From: A survey of Ethiopian physicians’ experiences of bedside rationing: extensive resource scarcity, tough decisions and adverse consequences

Total population

95.9 milliona

Life expectancy at birth (years)

62a

Total fertility rate

4.1a

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)

420a

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

50a

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

68a

Stunting in children under 5 years of age

40.1 %b

Hospital to population ratio

1:564173a

Number of hospitals (by levels/types)

125a

Physicians (GPs and Specialist) to population ratio

1:32132a

Total number of general practitioners

1213a

Total number of Specialists

331a

Health expenditure as % of GDP

4.7c

Per capital total expenditure on health

US$ 20.77d

Out of pocket payments (as % of total health expenditure)

34 %d

  1. Sources:
  2. a Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health Health and Health Related Indicators November 2014 http://www.moh.gov.et/documents/26765/0/Health+and+Health+Related+Indicators+2005+E.C/1b5b2a9f-a960-4024-8d92-519195364023?version=1.0
  3. b Central Statistics Agency [Ethiopia] Mini Demographic and Health Survey August 2014 http://www.unicef.org/ethiopia/Mini_DHS_2014__Final_Report.pdf
  4. c UNDP – hdr.undp.org/en/data
  5. d Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Health, Fifth National Health Accounts, 2010/2011. Addis Ababa. Ethiopia, https://www.hfgproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ethiopia-NHA-Findings-Briefing-Notes.pdf