Ranked: Which Countries Have the Lowest Life Expectancy?

Visual Capitalist ^ | 6-3-25 | Niccolo Conte

[Steely Tom]

First, the land of physical contrast can break anything. ‘A.W.A.’ we say (‘Africa wins again’) as the freezer melt spreads a year of collected isolates over the floor. Or again, ‘the Malawi rule of two’ which states that in order to have anything working all the time, two must be kept ready — be it fluorescent microscope or flat iron, PCR block or plumbing wrench.

People break too, and some very quickly — like the surgeon I remember years ago in Uganda who spent his first African night operating on an injured young woman. She later died in the ward for lack of a blood transfusion and he went home on the next plane…A.W.A.

From Africa wins again, published in Current Biology, 1 January 2000.

[Wilderness Conservative]

Guess I’ll cross the Sandals in South Sudan off my vacation list.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

According to the actuaries; life expectancy in the US would be way higher except for gang-bangers, car wrecks and suicides.

Yes, the domestic-savage gangs kill enough people to affect the statistics....mostly each other.

[Steely Tom]

This is a complex issue with deep historical and socioeconomic roots, leading to devastating health consequences for its population.

Propaganda technique: Glittering Generalities.

[packagingguy]

That’s trying to say they’re eating a diet they aren’t adapted for, kind of like native Australians can’t do well on diets meant for Northern Europeans.