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Base Line

Ethiopia and World Development Funding

Date

March 30 2004


  • 80% of Ethiopians survive on less than $1 a day.
  • Average life expectancy is 44.
  • There are only 2,000 doctors in a country of 65 million people.
  • 20% of Ethiopian government expenditure goes to providing health and education - this provides $1.50 per person per year for health care.
  • The WHO estimates a minimum of $30-40 per person per year to provide a very basic level of health care.
  • In the UK the government spends over $1,000 per person per year.
  • Official aid to sub-Saharan Africa has fallen from $30 to $20 per person per year in the last decade.
  • The world's wealthiest nations have promised to spend 0.7% of their wealth on overseas aid - the average for the 22 richest donor countries is 0.22%.
  • The world spends nearly $1,000 billion a year on arms, $300 billion on agricultural subsidies, and $50 billion a year on aid.


Source

"Big Conversation" in Ethiopia, Mike Aaronson, Oneworld.net, March 19 2004

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Placed on the Communication Initiative site March 29 2004
Last Updated March 29 2004

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