Life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa has improved by quadruple that of North America since 2000

Related posts

Google Cancels Plan to Buy Into Largest African Wind Farm Due to Delay

February 14, 2020

0

TLcom Has Closed a $71M Deal For It’s Sub Saharan Africa Focused Tide Fund

February 5, 2020

0

Jumia launches its Jumia Advertising Services in a monetization move

January 31, 2020

0

Grant Brooke, Co-Founder, Twiga Foods steps down from active management

January 27, 2020

0

High life expectancy is an indicator of good health in a population; according to the World Bank, 9 of the 10 countries that have improved the most between 2000 & 2012 in terms of life expectancy (additional years gained) are located in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with  Rwanda (+16), Zambia (+15)  and Zimbabwe (+14) in the lead. Regionally, life expectancy improved by 12% in SSA which is more than double that of Europe & Central Asia (5%), triple that of Latin America & Caribbean (4%) and quadruple that of North America (3%). Read more here…