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Country fact sheet: Ethiopia

Population

- Total population: 114 964 000
- Female population: 57 447 000
- Male population: 57 517 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 28.7
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 33.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 35.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.485
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 68.7
- Female population (years): 70.5
- Male population (years): 66.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 106.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 75.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (41.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (24.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (10.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (7.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal