Eritrea's Life Expectancy Leads Sub-Sahara Africa
Eritrea's Life Expectancy Tops Sub-Sahara Africa
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Source: WHO Interactive - WHO DATA
Life expectancy is the most important indicator in determining a societies overall health and well being. There are many health and social variables that come to play when creating a nation's life expectancy average. Therefore, this measurement gives an efficient and accurate insight on a nation's all-around progress as well as its challenges.
Based on the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data, Eritrea's life expectancy has steeply risen from from a bleak 36 average in 1990, to currently leading Sub-Sahara Africa with a 66 year average. In comparison, the average life expectancy in Africa is 54. Eritrea's dramatic rise can be attributed to the prioritization of health by the Eritrean government.
Women almost always have a higher life expectancy than men and this fact holds true for Eritrea as well. The average Eritrean woman lives to a 68 years of age, while her male counterpart is expected to live a 64 year average.
High meternal mortality, infant child mortality and HIV/AIDS death rates were the leading causes in reducing Africa's life expectancy to a dismal 54 year average. Globally, life expectancy had risen to a 68 year average.
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Source: WHO Interactive - WHO DATA
Life expectancy is the most important indicator in determining a societies overall health and well being. There are many health and social variables that come to play when creating a nation's life expectancy average. Therefore, this measurement gives an efficient and accurate insight on a nation's all-around progress as well as its challenges.
Based on the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data, Eritrea's life expectancy has steeply risen from from a bleak 36 average in 1990, to currently leading Sub-Sahara Africa with a 66 year average. In comparison, the average life expectancy in Africa is 54. Eritrea's dramatic rise can be attributed to the prioritization of health by the Eritrean government.
Women almost always have a higher life expectancy than men and this fact holds true for Eritrea as well. The average Eritrean woman lives to a 68 years of age, while her male counterpart is expected to live a 64 year average.
High meternal mortality, infant child mortality and HIV/AIDS death rates were the leading causes in reducing Africa's life expectancy to a dismal 54 year average. Globally, life expectancy had risen to a 68 year average.
| Horn Nations | Life Expectancy (2009) | Average |
|---|---|---|
 Eritrea | Male: 64 Female: 68 | 66 Years |
 Ethiopia | Male: 53 Female: 56 | 54 Years |
 Sudan | Male: 59 Female: 59 | 59 Years |
 Somalia | Male: 51 Female: 51 | 51 Years |
Understanding Life Expectancy
Hypothetically speaking, if a nation has a 50 year average in life expectancy, it does not necessarily mean this nation has a small proportion of older people, as compared with a nation that has a higher life expectancy. Developing nations usually have a higher infant mortality rate under 5, which drastically affects a nation's overall life expectancy average; which often leads to a gross misinterpretation.
Eritrea's Life Expectancy Leads Sub-Sahara Africa
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