When it comes to global healthcare analysis, Africa is the first continent that comes to everyone’s mind. Not as a good example, but as a bad healthcare system. In other words, if we talk about countries with bad healthcare systems, Africa is the first place that hits our minds and ightly so; the continent has been this way for decades.
Since its inception, Africa has failed to come up with the required healthcare essentials of the day. Perhaps the problem is rooted in the history of Africa. Since British monarchs colonized it for centuries, Africa has been suffering from bad healthcare right from day one. Secondly, poverty is another factor that has been adding up to the vulnerability of the locals.
However, one of the grave issues that the country has been suffering is life expectancy. Unlike in other countries, life expectancy in Africa is way lower. According to reports, life expectancy in Africa has been 46 years from 2001 to 2019. This means that Africa had one of the lowest life expectancy rates in the world. Again, you could blame poverty, a corrupt political system, or the outsiders who ruled over the region. But at the end of the day, it is the individual Africans who have been suffering from it.
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Africa Had The Lowest Life Expectancy Rate For Years
However, it is essential to note here that healthcare is one of the basic requirements (read rights) of every citizen. No matter where you live, you have the right to access medicare and wellness programs. On top of that, it is your basic right to live longer. If a citizen dies not because of natural death but because of a poor healthcare system, the government is accountable for it. According to World Health Organization (WHO), every country should put healthcare as its foremost priority. If they fail to ensure the wellness of every citizen, they should be held accountable.
However, again, Africa has failed to develop adequate healthcare measures for multifarious reasons. Consequently, the life expectancy of Africans has been at stake. According to a report from WHO, life expectancy in Africa used to be 46 years – from 2001 to 2019. Thus, Africa was ranked as the country with the lowest life expectancy rate.
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Life Expectancy In Africa Increases By Ten Years
Nevertheless, there is good news coming from World Health Organization. According to the report, life expectancy has increased by ten years (per average African.) Thus, the current life expectancy in Africa is 56 years.
Furthermore, the report suggests that this is massive progress in the history of Africa. The country has been suffering from the lowest life expectancy rate for centuries. Now, Africa’s healthcare system is progressing, and the life expectancy has leaped by ten years.
Thanks to the current African government’s innovative strategies, Africans are now living 56 years on average. Statistically, this a pretty good progress for a country like Africa. But the report further recommends that the African government should take measures to increase the life expectancy of its netizens.