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07/15/2004:
"Life expectancy plummets in Africa"
Life expectancy in some parts of Africa has dropped to below 33 yearsLife expectancy in some parts of Africa has dropped to below 33 years as the AIDS epidemic takes its toll in the region, says the Human Development Report, 2004 (United Nations).
The report looks at 177 countries and ranks them according to quality of life. Such factors as health, health care services, education, life expectancy and standard of living are taken into account.
Full Article : medicalnewstoday.com
Life expectancy plummets in Africa
The Aids crisis has slashed the life expectancy in some parts of Africa to less than 33 years, according to the UN's Human Development Report 2004. "Twenty countries have suffered severe reversals in human development in the last 10 years because of HIV/Aids," lead author Sakiko Fukada-Parr said.
Full Article : news.bbc.co.uk
