Stats Libya and Ethiopia

libya median age

27.7

ethiopia median age

19.1 years

libya life expectancy

73.73 years - 75 for women, 69 for men

ethiopia life expectancy

68

Libya population

7.5 million

Ethiopia population

136 million

Libya population growth

1%

Ethiopia population growth

2.6%

Libya land area

1.76 MILLION square km

Ethiopia land area

1.2 MILLION square km

Libya environmental concerns

Due to climate change, increased Droughts frequency, days of extreme heat

Ethiopia environmental concerns

Deforestation in rural areas due to dependence on wood for energy, droughts and floods that make agriculture hard, soil overgrazing

Libya fertility rate

2.07 babies per woman

Ethiopia fertility rate

4 births per woman

Libya mortality rate

5.35 deaths per 1000 ppl

Ethiopia mortality rate

6.5 per 1000 people

How many people have food insecurity in Libya

1.2 million ppl

How many people don’t have access to safe drinking water in libya

650 000 people

How many obstetric emergency care services are available in Libya

Just over half in west, less than a quarter in east and 2% in south.

How many attacks were reported on healthcare facilities in Libya by the UN?

36

How many people require humanitarian aid in Libya?

823 000 ppl, 248 000 children out of them

How many migrants/refugees are in Libya? How many are Sudanese?

Over 776 000 migrants, 55 447 sudanese

literacy rate libya

76.5% in 1994. data is not readily available due to the civil war

Ethiopia literacy rate

51.77% in 2017. About half the male population is literate; literacy rate estimates for the female population range from about one-third to two-fifths.

HDI libya

0.688 in 2020

HDI ethiopia

0.497

GDP per capita libya

$6 173 USD

GDP per capita ethiopia

$1 272 USD

rural and urban population libya

17.8% rural, 82.2% urban

rural and urban population ethiopia

75.8% rural, 24.2% urban

infant mortality rate ethiopia

35.7 deaths per 1000 babies (2023)

infant mortality rate libya

15.9 deaths per 1000 babies 2023

ethiopia’s geographical context

Horn of Africa, landlocked, neighbouring countries include Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, and Eritrea. It has the Rift Valley running through it, rugged terrain, plateaus and poor soil. It suffers from droughts, deforestation, desertification, and soil erosion.

issues impacting women ethiopia

lack of education: due to majority of the population living in rural areas, it is long distances to travel to education + the services are not easily available.

cultural customs: girls are raised to bear children, women are viewed as child bearers. Young girls get pregnant due to the cultural idea that the younger the girl is, the purer her body is to give birth.

poverty: malnutrition and poor development of the female body which leads to obstructed childbirth

number of cardiologists per 100 000 people in libya

1.8

number of physicians per 100 000 people in ethiopia

0.108 in 2022

women’s representation in politics libya

16.5% of parliamentary seats are held by women

women’s representation in politics ethiopia

The previous president was a woman - Sahle-Work Zewde. Out of 548 seats, only 2.3% are held by women

libya maternal mortality rate per 100 000 births

59 women per 100 000 live births 2023

ethiopia maternal mortality rate per 100 000 births

195 per 100 000 live births in 2023

poverty rate ethiopia

23.5% of the population live below the national poverty line

Boomboom

how many staff operated with DWB

115 full time in 2024

where did DWB work

5 areas, Zuwara, Yifron, Benghazi, Misrata, Zintan. they used to work in Tripoli until their activity was suspended.

how many deliveries were made each month?

More than 520 deliveries and 80 caesarean sections are carried out each month.

before they were discontinued in tripoli, how important were tehy?

MSF was treating a cohort of more than 300 Libyan before the war discontinued their activities

in a health program, who, when and what happened?

MSF has set up a mental health program. Two MSF psychologists are working in close partnership with a network of 30 Libyan psychologists to provide both individual and group consultations in 11 health facilities,

what does WHO do for Libya?

their aim is to provide specialised healthcare to vulnerable women in areas where it is difficult to access

what does DWB/MSF do for Libya?

provide essential healthcare and support to refugees, migrants and asylum seekers who’s been subject to extreme violence and abuse

5 DWB methods

provide basic healthcare, sexual and reproductive care, mental health support and a range of other non-maternal support, as well as maternal health consultations

adapt former health clinics into active fertility clinics e.g. Rass Tubbah Hospital into a maternity and pediatric hospital where the hospital’s bed capacity expanded and the existing medical staff were supported by MSG maternity, gynaecology and obstetric care skills.

set up a mental health program

assist migrants intercepted at sea in disembarkation points

run a mobile clinic in a detention centre once a week

5 WHO methods

9 Emergency Medical Teams dispatched, 6 south, 2 west and 1 east who are funded by ECHO. they attend pregnancies where healthcare is inaccessible

regular prenatal check-ups and specialised care e.g. iron treatments to manage women with anaemia.

follow up care to monitor health, give advice and guidance to postnatal health

4 day national workshop in 2019 where they taught the antenatal, intrapartum care, preconception plans and family planning to 40 participants

how many women in ethiopia received four antenatal care visits?

19% in 2018

how many hospitals are in ethiopia and where are they situated?

156, most in the urban areas

how many women died to pregnancy or childbirth in 2015?

303 000 women

how many hospitals does CHWW have?

2 addis ababa, 4 regional

how many employees?

550 volunteers

how many women in the country side are waiting for fistula treatment?

100 000

how are they preventing fistulas?

educating local midwives. 271 Hamlin midwives have graduated from the college

how many patients have been treated?

70 000

what does HDI mean?

composite statistic by the UNDP - measures country’s average achievements of human development: life expectancy, years of schooling, standard of living (GNI)

what does GDP mean

gross domestic product represents the average economic output per person. it measures the prosperity of a nation. per capita is the amount of money earned per person and determines the standard of living and quality of life of a population.

what does GNI stand for?

sum of incomes of residents of an economy in a given period. = GDP minus primary income payable by residents.

gdp growth rates LIBYA

10.16% in 2023

gdp growth rates ethiopia

8.1% in 2023/2024