Lifestyle diseases could scupper Africa’s rising life expectancy
People in sub-Saharan Africa are now living longer than ever before. A child born in the region today is expected to live up to 64 years on average. This is a remarkable increase of 11 years since the year 2000, when life expectancy at birth was only 53 years in sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of… Read more »