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VIVA – It turns out, there are some countries with the lowest life expectancy in the world. This is known based on research on life expectancy in every country in the world conducted by the United Nations. The average age of people in the country shows a low result.
Globally, the average human life for the two genders can reach 73.2 years.
Countries with the lowest life expectancy are all low-income or developing countries. These countries do not yet have access to adequate and satisfactory health care and treatment.
Well, here are some countries in the world that have citizens with a short life expectancy.
1. Sierra Leone, West Africa
Sierra Leone
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Republic of Sierra Leone Republic which is a country in West Africa. The country is bordered by Guinea to the north, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. According to the United Nations, life expectancy in this country is only up to 55.92 years.
2. Nigeria, Africa
Lagos, Nigeria
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Although famous for its beautiful and amazing tourism, it turns out that Nigeria has surprising facts about the survival of the people. This is because the average life in the country, according to data compiled from the United Nations, is only 55.75 years.
3. Lesotho, South Africa
King Letsie 111 of Lesotho
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Lesotho is also located on the African continent. Lesotho is also included in a country whose people have a short life. Its population of only two million people has a life expectancy of 55.65 years that’s quite narrow compared to Nigeria.
4. Chad, Central Africa
Penduduk negara Chad.
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Chad is a country located in Central Africa with a capital city in N'Djamena with a population of 16.43 million people.
Surrounded by land, Chad has an average life expectancy of only 55.17 years.
5. Central African Republic
The country with the shortest life span is the Central African Republic with an average age of 54.36 years. This result is quite worrying because it means that there is a difference of up to 20 years compared to the global average.
