Geography Nigeria/Ethiopia

Ethiopia location

East Africa, landlocked, bordering Somalia, Kenya, and Sudan

Ethiopia GDP per Capita

$1000

Ethiopia poverty rate

30%

Ethiopia standard of living.

Very low, may struggle to afford good food (daily caloric intake is half that of australians), quality education (+ resources), and healthcare

Ethiopia HDI

ranked 180th

Ethiopia Happiness Index

4/10

Ethiopia female life expectancy

68 yrs

Reasons for low female life expectancy in Ethiopia

• high maternal mortality

• air pollution

• Diseases like TB (bc lack of safe water, bad healthcare)

• Infant death

Ethiopia maternal mortality rate

195 per 100,000

Ethiopia air pollution death rate

146 per 100,000

ethiopia infant mortality rate

35 per 1000

Ethiopia female literacy rate

45% (10% less than male)

Ethiopia female average school years

4 years

Ethiopia % female tertiary education

3%

Ethiopia median age of female marriage

16 yrs

Ethiopia maternal related issue

Obstetric fistulas

What is an obstetric fistula (what, cause, impact)

hole between womens birth canal and her bladder and/or rectum. Caused by prolonged labour. They become unable to control their bladder and constantly leak urine/faeces. Causes feelings of inadequacy, isolation, shame, poverty, and infection.

Success of Catherine Hamlin Fistula foundation

Highly successful, 93% of cases are successful. 30 women operated on per week.

Nigeria location

West Africa, bordering cameroon, Benin, Niger, and south atlantic ocean,

Nigeria GDP per capita

$806

Nigeria poverty rate

40%

Nigeria female life expectancy

64

Nigeria doctors per 100,000

38

Ethiopia doctors per 100,000

30

Nigeria air pollution affect

4th leading cause of death

Nigeria access to safe water

42% in urban, 71% in rural

Ethiopia access to safe water

60%

Nigeria maternal mortality rate

993 per 100,000

Nigeria infant mortality rate

60 per 1000

% of women married before 18

43%

no. of women that gave birth before 18 Nigeria

1/3

Nigeria female literacy rate

53%

Nigeria doctors per 100,000

38

% young mothers that give birth in a medical facility Nigeria

30%

Impacts of not giving birth in medical facility/without proper birth attendants

Increased maternal/infant mortality, stress and trauma (more likely to have prolonged/painful labour + suffer negative after effects), may lead to chronic health conditions (infections, fistula, anemia). Any complications will also disrupt education/career

Nigeria non-gov organisation (what they do)

Helpmum, provides clean birth kits, ai solutions (vaccination tracking, ai health support chatbot), online training for birth attendants

Success of helpmum

Successful, 93% of pregnant women successfully delivered safely after using birth kit, 20,000 maternal deaths averted through use of e-learning resources