UNFPA Ethiopia
The second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia’s economy has experienced strong growth over the years, although the impact on poverty reduction is limited. Active in the country since 1973, UNFPA supports efforts to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services, including family planning and emergency obstetric care. Programmes also assist in addressing harmful practices that jeopardize the health of women and girls, such as female genital mutilation. The contraceptive prevalence rate has doubled, but challenges remain in promoting gender equality and improving maternal health. Severe drought has added to the country’s challenges.
Data overview
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Population
Population, by age group, per cent
Population aged 0-14
Population aged 15-64
Population aged 65+
Sexual and reproductive health
Births attended by skilled health personnel, per cent, 2014-2019
Births attended by skilled health personnel- Births not attended by skilled health personnel
Family Planning
Proportion of demand satisfied with modern methods, women aged 15-49, per cent, 2022
Modern method
Education
Total net enrolment rate, percent
Gender, Rights, and Human Capital
Harmful Practices
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Displaced women in eastern Ethiopia stand up to pressure, stigma over family planning
Trik Dulene knows all about bullying and coercion when it comes to a woman’s reproductive choices.
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With coffee ceremony and midwives, mums get a happy start in rural Ethiopia
When Fikre Molla was preparing to have her baby, she wanted the childbirth traditions she had grown up with, but the…
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