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. 2015 Oct 21;31(4):504–513. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czv093
Characteristics Year Source
Demography Total national population 94,100,756 2013 World Bank Data
Proportion below poverty line of Int$1.25 30.7% 2011 World Bank Data
Proportion below poverty line of Int$2 66.0% 2011 World Bank Data
Expenditure on health (USD/capita) 17.6 2012 World Bank Data
Human resources Psychiatrists* 40 2010 MoH Ethiopia
Psychiatric nurses 461 2010 MoH Ethiopia
Psychologists** 14 2010 MoH Ethiopia
Social Workers 3 2010 MoH Ethiopia
Occupational therapists 0 2010 MoH Ethiopia
Psychiatric beds 326 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group
Epidemiology Prevalence depression 2.2% 2010 Fekadu et al. (2007)
Prevalence schizophrenia 0.5% 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group
Prevalence bipolar disorder 0.5% 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group
Prevalence epilepsy 1% 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group
Prevalence alcohol drinking problem 2.2–3.7% 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group
Current coverage Depression <1% 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group
Schizophrenia <1% 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group
Bipolar Disorder 1% 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group
Epilepsy 5% 2010 mhGAP-Ethiopian Working Group

*30 of the 40 psychiatrists are located in Addis Abeba.

**none with training as clinical psychologists.