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Africans are living longer than at any point in the last 25 years — Quartz

April 21, 2017 by Leo

…data from the WHO’s World Health Statistics 2016 report shows a much-needed positive: life expectancy on the continent is better than it was in 2000. While the report shows a global spike in life expectancy across the various regions, Africa has gained the most increase with life expectancy up 9.4 years between 2000 and 2015.

Source: Africans are living longer than at any point in the last 25 years — Quartz

The big reasons? Improved access to treatment for the HIV, as well as progress in malaria control and treatment. In other words: improved health care. Awesome.

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