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• Total population (2006): 81,021,000
• Gross national income per capita (2006-PPP international $): 630
• Income share held by lowest 20% (1999): 9.1%
• Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 55/58 (2006)
• Rural population (% of total population) (2006): 83.7
• Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) (2003): 47.3
• Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 123 (2006)
• Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 4.9
• Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$ million) (2006) 364.4

(Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: WHO. IFAD, World Bank)

Information from HLTF agencies

IMF

• Use IMF data mapper to get an insight into Ethiopia’s economic outlook, including key facts on demography, economy and balance of payments.
  Read more at: http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/index.php
• To know more about most recent Ethiopia’s transactions with the IMF, read: http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/tad/extrans1.aspx?memberKey1=290&endD...
• To see how IMF supported Ethiopia in recovering from high food and fuel prices through its Exogenous Shocks Facility see both: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/car020209a.htm and
  http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0913.htm

UN

• See how UN Country Team is organized by Theme Groups in Ethiopia and what these groups have focussed on recently: http://www.undg.org/unct.cfm?module=ThemeGroup

OECD

• Aid by sector at a glance in Ethiopia: Read more at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/21/7/1880804.gif
• Donor coordination in Ethiopia: read more of the OECD 2008 survey to monitor Paris declaration. Ethiopia country chapter at: http://www.oecd.org/LongAbstract/0,3425,en_21571361_39494699_41756157_1_...
• Gender in Ethiopia: http://genderindex.org/country/ethiopia
• See also Ethiopia recent economic developments and other highlights from the African Economic Outlook at: http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/countries/east-africa/ethiopia/

DESA

• Population ageing statistics from DESA: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldageing19502050/pdf/08...
• See wall chart on Rural Population, Development and the Environment that displays country-based information on various aspects of population, including changes in rural populations and their relationship with development and the environment
  http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2007_PopDevt/Rural_2007.pdf
• Ethiopia and gender: women carry the bucket of food security … http://www.unifem.org/progress/2008/media/POWW08_fig_chapter3.pdf

WHO

• More statistics on health, child mortality, water access and sanitation at WHO: http://www.who.int/countries/eth/eth/en/
• WHO contributed to respond to the crisis by providing support for Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in the country through the CERF (United Nations Central Emergency Fund). See more at: http://ochaonline.un.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4741

UNDP

• Latest Human Development Fact Sheet for Ethiopia by UNDP at: http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_ETH.html
• Will Ethiopia be able to meet MDGs by 2015? Read most recent highlights at: http://www.et.undp.org/index.php?option=com_mdg&Itemid=152
• Addressing food and nutrition insecurity stay at the core of UNDP engagement in Ethiopia for the period 2007-2011:
  http://www.undp.org/africa/programmedocs/Ethiopia%20-%20CPD%202007-2011%20(English).pdf

UN special adviser on MDGs

• MDG Monitor tracks Ethiopia’s performance on achieving the MDGs. What about eradication of poverty and hunger?
  Read more at: http://www.mdgmonitor.org/factsheets_00.cfm?c=ETH&cd=

UNOHRLLS

• Country profile at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/orphan/84/

UNDPKO

• A UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, to establish a mechanism for verifying the ceasefire between parties, was terminated, after 8 years, on the 31July 2008. On the background of the mission in the area please have a look at: http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unmee/index.html

UNCTAD

• UNCTAD country fact sheets contain the most relevant indicators about FDI in Ethiopia. Read 2008 update at http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3198&lang=1
• Commodity price statistics provide monthly free-market prices and price indices starting in January 1960 for selected commodities that concern commodity-dependent countries. Restricted area at: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1889&lang=1

WTO

• See Ethiopia trade profile at: http://stat.wto.org/CountryProfile/WSDBCountryPFView.aspx?Language=E&Cou...
• See also Ethiopia tariffs as at 2008: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tariffs_e/tariff_profiles_2008_e/eth...

IFAD

• Country profile on rural poverty and food insecurity in Ethiopia. Who are the rural poor in Ethiopia and why are they poor?
  Read more at: http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/web/guest/country/home/tags/ethiopia
• IFAD’s response to food crisis in Ethiopia: http://operations.ifad.org/web/ifad/operations/country/home/tags/ethiopia

WB

• Get more agriculture-related data and statistics on Ethiopia at
  www.worldbank.org/ethiopia
• To have an insight into remittances in Ethiopia, have a look at: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1199807...
• To look at Bank’s response to the Food Crisis in Ethiopia, please follow the link:
  http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/ETHIOPIAEXT...
• Or use the following to get an update on project status in Ethiopia:
  http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/foodprices/pdf/GFRPProjectStatus.pdf

FAO

• Ethiopia country profile, including maps on land use, farming systems etc. at: http://www.fao.org/countryProfiles/index.asp?lang=en&ISO3=ETH
• FAO also provides local food price data by country at the following address: http://www.fao.org/giews/pricetool/
• FAO response to food crisis in Ethiopia, also based on an Inter-Agency Mission at: http://www.fao.org/isfp/country-information/ethiopia/en/

WFP

• Ethiopia country office food security update as at February 2009:
  http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp198785.pdf
• For more country reports on markets situation see:
  http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp203924.pdf
  while for crop and food assessment mission in early 2009 refer to:
  http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp199613.pdf
• To have a quick glimpse at hunger hotspots in the country and WFP response to soaring food prices, have a look at Ethiopia country page http://www.wfp.org/countries/ethiopia

UNHCR

• Refugees, asylum-seeking people and IDPs in Ethiopia. Have a look at the most recent statistics from UNCHR
  http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e483986 and: http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c4d6.html
• For more info on Ethiopia through UNCHR network please visit:
  http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country/456d621e2/ETH.html

OCHA

• Food security and nutrition at the centre of OCHA ork in the country. Read OCHA’s bulletins and stay informed on humanitarian issues in the country at: http://ochaonline.un.org/Default.aspx?alias=ochaonline.un.org/Ethiopia
• See how OCHA tracks funding requirements and contributions through the Financial Tracking Service (FTS) on
  http://ocha.unog.ch/fts/pageloader.aspx?page=search-reporting_display&CQ...

UNICEF

• Nutritional facts and basic statistics on Ethiopia with a focus on issues facing children in the country
  http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ethiopia.html
  http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ethiopia_statistics.html
• Use UNICEF dataset for statistics and monitoring to generate your own charts on variables of your interest in child malnutrition in Ethiopia (in context) by using:
  http://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_step1.php
• UNICEF response to food crisis: While UNICEF appeals for more funds to address child malnutrition in Ethiopia, further exacerbated by soaring food prices, it has also been responding to such a challenge in southern Ethiopia. Read more

UNEP

• DEWA/GRID is one of UNEP's major centers for data and information management, with "value-adding" mandate in the handling of national, sub-regional and regional environmental statistics and data: see statistics on Ethiopia at: http://gridnairobi.unep.org/Portal/ptk
• Consult also Africa Atlas to se how UNEP is tracking MDG 7 on environmental sustainability at http://www.unep.org/dewa/Africa/AfricaAtlas/