According
to Save The Children annual report, there are
11,317,000 children without basic health care in
Ethiopia, the fourth highest in the world. India
has the largest number of children living without
basic health care followed by Nigeria, Bangladesh
and Ethiopia.
And in the 2008
Mother's Index rankings as the best and worst
place to be a mom, Ethiopia ranks 137th. Ethiopia
is ranked as among the 10 worst countries to be a
mom.
Ethiopia is at the
bottom of the ranking in the Basic Health Care
report card for children. 84% of children under 5
in Ethiopia do not get basic health care, the
highest percentage of any country in the world.
According to the report, there are 13,439,000
children under five year olds in Ethiopia, among
these 84% (11,317,000) do not get basic health
care.
Among developing
countries, The Philippines ranks first in basic
health care for children under-five, followed by
Peru and South Africa. Today, more than 75 per
cent of Filipino children with diarrhea receive
rehydration therapy, compared with 15 per cent of
Ethiopian children, the report said.
Laos, Yemen, Chad,
Somalia and Ethiopia were found doing the worst
among developing countries, the report added.
2008
Mother's Index rankings
Best and Worst Place to be a Mom
Bottom 10
| Rank |
Country |
| 137 |
Ethiopia |
| 138 |
Mali |
| 139 |
Djibouti |
| 140 |
Eritrea |
| 141 |
Guinea-Bissau |
| 142 |
Angola |
| 143 |
Sierra Leone |
| 144 |
Yemen |
| 145 |
Chad |
| 146 |
Niger |
2008
Mother's Index rankings
Best and Worst Place to be a Mom
Top 10
| Rank |
Country |
| 1 |
Sweden |
| 2 |
Norway |
| 3 |
Iceland |
| 4 |
New Zealand |
| 5 |
Denmark |
| 6 |
Australia |
| 7 |
Finland |
| 8 |
Ireland |
| 9 |
Germany |
| 10
|
France |
Source: Save The Children
