For example, areas in west africa are generally further than areas in east africa. Niger latitude, longitude, absolute and relative locations. The average life expectancy across the whole continent was 61 years for males and 65 years for females. Based on the same data, the highest life expectancy in africa is tunisia with a 75 year average. The average life expectancy globally was 70 years for males and 75 years for females in 2019. The term money death has recently been developed in the us and refers to the risk that a pensioner may run out of money in retirement. The average life expectancy in africa region was 54 years.
The world bank, cia 2011 derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as. Global burden of disease gbd and global, regional, and national trends of life expectancy le the average number of years expected to live at birth and healthy life expectancy hale le taken into account disabilityadjusted lifeyears dalys at birth, disabilityfree le, or healthadjusted le in the world from 1990 through 20 were reported. The most severe drop was during the crisis of the hiv and aids epidemic, from 1995. Nigeria has a higher life expectancy than south africa, niger, or cameroon, but it lags behind kenya, rwanda, and ethiopia. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy of japan. Nov 10, 2017 one of the biggest life expectancy increases has occurred in malawi. South africa has a favourable treatment for retirement savings via pension funds or specific insurance products called retirement annuities that also operate much the same as pension funds. Below you will find the last recordings for the indicator. Despite worldwide increase by five years in life expectancy with africa seeing the biggest improvement, nigeria is among the seven countries with the lowest scores with average of 54. Apr 26, 2016 africas life expectancy jumps dramatically. Two out of every five deaths of both women and men in africa are still caused by infectious and parasitic. Determinants of national life expectancy article pdf available in revue canadienne detudes du developpement canadian journal of development studies 201. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. New yorkers continue to live longer than americans as a whole by an increasingly wide margin, mayor michael r.
Charting south africans life expectancy is to track the countrys modern history. Which african country is located at 30 degrees n latitude and. Africa, the second largest continent, covering about onefifth of the total land surface. Life expectancy at birth by region and sex, 19901995, 20002005 and 20052010.
African countries by latitude and longitude quiz by gleek525. Life expectancy continues to rise as south africas population breaks 54 million. Africa have two more children than the world average 5 to 2. It is not a comprehensive look at quality of life it doesnt include malnutrition and other forms of debilitation, but it should give a sense of just how much worse off this part of the world is, for lack of fairly simple and inexpensive. Follow report log in to add a comment to add a comment. How does the standard of living in north africa compare to the rest of the world. Check out any of the continents in the world and find the latitude and longitude of the center of each continent. Sep 20, 2019 the average life expectancy across the whole continent was 61 years for males and 65 years for females. These average life expectancy figures are the lowest compared to other continents. In 1960, a time of terrible apartheid abuse, an average newborn child was expected to have a lifespan of only 52 years 50 years for boys. World population prospects, 2 united nations statistical division. Along with the sub saharan africas gps coordinates, you can also check other parameters like weather, humidity, and elevation of the location.
Who warns nigeria, 15 other african countries life expectancy in nigeria now 63, up from 56 bleaching. Not only has the life expectancy dramatically increased, it is beginning to look like malaria may be eliminated by 2020 and hivaids by 2030. As of that time, a newborn child in japan could expect to live an average of 84. Nevertheless, hivaids does have a devastating impact on life expectancy in many places in africa.
Ranking of statistics life expectancy years the 5 highest records for sovereign countries 1 per country since 1960. This statistic shows the average life expectancy in africa for those born in 2019, by gender and region. Despite the global increase in longevity, nine countries in subsaharan africa, namely angola, central african republic, chad, cote divoire, democratic republic of congo, lesotho, mozambique, nigeria and sierra leone, still have life expectancy of less than 55 years for both men and women. To find the latitude and longitude of eastern africa, please enter the location name in the control. Dec 03, 2012 south africa has witnessed an unparalleled fiveyear increase in life expectancy since 2005 thanks to the worlds biggest programme of hivaids drug treatment, researchers say. Aids drugs increase south african life expectancy by five years this article is more than 7 years old boost to life expectancy after shift in. Aids drugs increase south african life expectancy by five. Thus, aids cannot solely account for low life expectancy in africa. Subsaharan africas increase of life expectancy was the largest among the eight regions. The average life expectancy at birth for subsaharan africa is 52. Global burden of disease gbd and global, regional, and national trends of life expectancy le the average number of years expected to live at birth and healthy life expectancy hale le taken into account disabilityadjusted life years dalys at birth, disabilityfree le, or healthadjusted le in the world from 1990 through 20 were reported by the gbd 20 dalys and.
In 2000 the average life expectancy in namibia was 53 years, compared to 50 years in africa. Life expectancy is always changing see figure 1, but for simplicity the model will be static and based on 2011 figures. This is the main finding of stats sas latest midyear population estimates report, which was released on thursday. Niger is located in north western africa, and is in both the eastern and northern hemispheres. Dec 03, 2010 although africa bears 24% of the global disease burden, it has only 3% of the worlds health workforce and less than 1% of the worlds. And in zimbabwe, life expectancy was 60 in 1990, 43 in 2000, and 54 in 2011. You can explore the world to find new countries to visit, or calculate the distance between countries to see how many frequent flyer miles youll get for your next international flight.
However, life expectancy for subsaharan africa increased more than the world average between 2000 and 2009 5% vs. A new yorkers life expectancy at birth in 2010 was 80. Which african country is located at 30 degrees n latitude. May 24, 2016 healthy life expectancy which is a measure of the number of years of good health that a newborn in 2015 can expect stands at 63. As of 2017, the countries with the highest life expectancy included japan, switzerland, spain, and italy. In south africa, life expectancy was 63 in 1990, 57 in 2000, and 58 in 2011.
The leading causes of death in africa has been accelerated by numerous factors spanning the social, economic and political aspects. Algiers is the capital of algeria, the country with the highest life expectancy in africa. Feb 12, 2020 as of 2017, the countries with the highest life expectancy included japan, switzerland, spain, and italy. Along with the eastern africas gps coordinates, you can also check other parameters like weather, humidity, and elevation of the location. How does the standard of living in north africa compare to. The overall life expectancy in subsaharan africa has dropped precipitously over the past 10 years, mostly because of the aids epidemic, the who says. Life expectancy at birth in years in the african region. These figures stand in contrast to the global average of people living 6. Despite this increase, the study claims that lives lost to communicable diseases like malaria and hiv are still high. Browse the articles in namibia and get their gps coordinates, latitude and longitude. This document sets out basic mortality information for south africa for the use of the international actuarial associations mortality working group. These figures stand in contrast to the global average.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. With the exception of north africa where life expectancy is close to the worldwide average for men and women, life expectancy across all african. As a result, average life expectancy for african men is 58 years while for women is 61 years. Enter the desired value and click the load arrow to the right of the appropriate field. As a first attempt at adjusting for this, column 2 shows the regression with controls for latitude, longitude and region. Hivnegative adults of the same age and sex, and life expectancies were increased by 15%20%. Gps coordinates, latitude and longitude of geolocated.
A nigerian male born in 2016 will live approximately 55. Start studying 8 political geography test questions. Figure s2 annual mortality rates stratified by age, sex. Life expectancy in nigeria has increased to 63 years for men and 66 years for women according to a recent study by researchers at the institute for health metrics and evaluation ihme at the university of washington. Africas life expectancy jumps dramatically financial times. Africa latitude and longitude, lat long of african countries. Life expectancy and the standard of living are among the worst in the world. Life expectancy continues to rise as south africas.
Africa latitude and longitude and relative locations. The atlas is produced by the staff of the african health. Currencies and additional currency information sorted by country. Life expectancy and the standard of living are slightly lower than average d. Nigerians life expectancy shortened by malaria, others. Niger is bordered by the countries of algeria, benin, burkina faso, chad, libya, mali, and nigeria. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. Although africa bears 24% of the global disease burden, it has only 3% of the worlds health workforce and less than 1% of the worlds. United nations code for trade and transport locations. Load location load a location by coordinates, location name or zip code.
Adjusted life expectancy model a simulator was developed for south africa to determine a persons real ageadjusted life expectancy. You can also measure the flight distance between continents, or look up the change in time zone from one continent to another. Nov 09, 2006 human development in subsaharan africa has stagnated while progress in other parts of the world has accelerated, widening the gap between the worlds richest and poorest countries, warns this years united nations human development index hdi, which finds life expectancy in the region lower today than 30 years ago mainly because of the ravages of hivaids. Life expectancy and the standard of living are about average b. In 2014, it was reported that the new life expectancy in malawi was 62. Explore the latitude and longitude of all african countries with africa latlong finder. Ranking of the country nigeria at the global level is from the highest to the lowest data. The most severe drop was during the crisis of the hiv and aids epidemic, from. During the last 200 years, african countries have generally not had the same improvements in mortality rates that have been enjoyed by countries in asia, latin america, and europe.
Life expectancy in african countries health nigeria. South africa latitude, longitude, absolute and relative. According to the world health organization who, the average life expectancy in africa is 52 years of age, while the global average is 66. A simulator was developed for south africa to determine a persons real ageadjusted life expectancy. Life expectancy at birth, total years subsaharan africa. This will surely serve to further increase the life expectancy of african countries, as well as elsewhere around the world. In this period life expectancy for men fell from 60. Life expectancy is now an average of just under 72 years globally. Life expectancy at birth, total years subsaharan africa 1 united nations population division. The niger delta is the delta of the niger river at the gulf of guinea on the atlantic ocean in nigeria. Which african country is located at 30 degrees n latitude and 0 degrees longitude see answers 2 ask for details. These products can be financed from pretax income as long as at least 23rds of proceeds are. This is 3 years lower than the average life expectancy in namibia. Located 30 km north of ondangwa, the village was the site of a grave for seven peoples liberation army of namibia plan combatants who died in battle with the occupying south african defence force.
The most comprehensive life expectancy map in the world. Life expectancies of south african adults starting. Actual life expectancy in botswana declined from 65 in 1990 to 49 in 2000 before increasing to 66 in 2011. The table below shows the differences between subsaharan africa and highincome countries, in terms of deaths per 1,000, by age range and cause of death. The average life expectancy across the whole continent was 61 years for males and 65 years. The average life expectancy for woman was 62, while men had a life expectancy of 53 in namibia. Located south of the equator, on the southern tip of africa, south africa is in both the eastern and. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. Life expectancy in africa has increased and things are only looking to get better.
Nairaland forum nairaland general health life expectancy in african countries 2423 views listeriosis outbreak. Africa latitude and longitude, lat long of african. Human development in subsaharan africa has stagnated while progress in other parts of the world has accelerated, widening the gap between the worlds richest and poorest countries, warns this years united nations human development index hdi, which finds life expectancy in the region lower today than 30 years ago mainly because of the ravages of. Hiv, aids and general life expectancy statistis for namibia. South africas population now stands at just over 54 million. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Out of the 188 countries examined in the study, south africa ranked 162nd for womens life. Africa is crossed from north to south by the prime meridian 0 longitude. Countries with the highest life expectancy in africa. Atlas of african health statistics 2016 world health organization. Health and welfare improvements are one of the main reasons why life expectancy in africa has been on the rise. To find the latitude and longitude of sub saharan africa, please enter the location name in the control.
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