Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 129 million
If you were born in Ethiopia
Right now, about 3.11% of the babies born on Earth are born in Ethiopia: 1 in 32, about 4.1 million a year, or about 7.8 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Ethiopia dies before turning five is 5.2%, about 7.9 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 69.5 years for women and 65.0 years for men.
Life in Ethiopia, in numbers
Life expectancy67.3 yearswomen 69.5 · men 65.0United States 79.3 years · 42nd lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 55.2%51.5 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 27th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.9%38.7 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 28th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth267 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 31st highest of 172 countries
Children per woman3.99total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 27th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling9.2 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 20th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment6%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 21st lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$2,758GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 21st lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.31Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 41st lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities23%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 6th lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming63%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 13th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet20%United States 94% · 17th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1840%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 12th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket37%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 57th highest of 172 countries
HIV0.82%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 50th highest of 172 countries
Homicide8 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 38th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 28th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 9% · women 2%
Life satisfaction3.86 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 19th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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