Ethiopia



*Population: 85 million
*No Water: 49 million
*No Sanitation: 75.9 million
*In rural Ethiopia, women and children walk up to 6 hours to collect water.
*Diarrhea and water-related diseases are among the principle causes of death in young children.
*1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world)
*44% of the population is under 15 years old
*720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia alone.
*88% will never attend secondary school
*Ethiopia's doctor to child ratio is 1 to 24,000
*½ of the children in Ethiopia will never attend school
*1 in 6 children die before their 5th birthday
*1 in 10 children die before their 1st birthday
*Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
*The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years