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Population of Ethiopia:
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73,053,286
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into
account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this
can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality
and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and
changes in the distribution of population by age and sex
than would otherwise be expected (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure of Ethiopians:
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0-14
years: 43.9% (male 16,082,504/female 15,999,602)
15-64 years: 53.4% (male 19,452,737/female
19,525,746)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 905,648/female
1,087,049) (2005 est.) |
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Median age of Ethiopians:
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total:
17.75 years
male: 17.64 years
female: 17.85 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.36% (2005
est.) |
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Birth rate:
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38.61
births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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15.06
deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate of Ethiopians:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000
population
note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan
for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected
to continue for several years; some Sudanese and Somali
refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine
in their own countries, continue to return to their homes
(2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio of Ethiopia:
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at birth:
1.03 boys / girls
under 15 years: 1.01 boys / girls
15-64 years: 1 men / women
65 years and over: 0.83 men / women
total population: 1 men / women (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia:
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total:
95.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 105.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 85.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 48.83 years
male: 47.67 years
female: 50.03 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.33 children
born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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4.4% (2003
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1.5 million
(2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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120,000 (2003
est.) |
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Major infectious diseases in Ethiopia:
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degree of
risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, and hepatitis E
vectorborne diseases: malaria and cutaneous
leishmaniasis are high risks in some locations
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2004)
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Nationality:
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noun:
Ethiopian(s)
adjective: Ethiopian |
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Ethnic groups in Ethiopia:
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Oromo 40%,
Amhara and Tigre 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%,
Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1% |
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Religions:
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Muslim
45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other
3%-8% |
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Languages of Ethiopia:
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Amharic,
Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local
languages, English (major foreign language taught in
schools) |
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Literacy rate of Ethiopians:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.) |
