The International Narcotics Control Board⁷ has published the following figures for the consumption of narcotic drugs in Ethiopia: Codeine 11kg (2000); Tilidine 3kg (2002).

For the years 2000-2002, the average defined daily dose consumption of morphine for statistical purposes (S-DDD)⁸ in Ethiopia was 0. This compares with other African countries as follows: Swaziland 1; Egypt 2; Uganda 4; Zimbabwe 13; Namibia 73; South Africa 103. Twenty nine countries reported no morphine consumption during 2000-2002 (Table 1).

Table 1 Average daily consumption of defined daily doses (for statistical purposes) of morphine per million inhabitants, 2000-2002: countries of Africa.

Source: International Narcotics Control Board Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2004. Statistics for 2002. New York: United Nations, 2004.