Statistics....

Statistics about Ethiopia

There's nothing to report, were still waiting on our USCIS appointment.  Lately I've been reading a lot of books and learning as much as I can about Ethiopia (our little one will eventually ask questions about her native country).  So I thought I would share some information about the beautiful people of Ethiopia and their hard life that they face everyday...

• Life expectancy is 39 years for Males & 42 for females.  The leading causes of death are communicable diseases such as malaria, typhoiod, meningitis, cholera, AIDS, tuberculosis, & yellow fever. 
• One in ten children die before their 1st birthday.
• One in six die before their 5th birthday
• Maternal morality rate is one in fourteen.
• Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world.  Over half the population live on less than $100 U.S. dollars each year.  
• Ethiopia is home to 4 to 6 million orphans, which is 12% of all the children in Ethiopia.
• Only 45% of Ethiopians over the age of 15 can read and write (education is not mandatory.  There are expensive school fees each month, which the majority of the families cannot afford).
• Only 18% of Ethiopian children reach the fifth grade (82 % of children don't).
• There are 84 different languages in Ethiopia (many tribes have their own unique language).  The official language is Amharic.
• Ethiopia's main export is coffee (Ethiopia is the founder of the type of coffee we drink today). 

Simien Mountains in Ethiopia

Baboons that live in Simien Mountain range