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Table 2 Disparities in health indicators for the WHO African Region, 2013

From: Space and place for WHO health development dialogues in the African Region

Variable

Minimum

Maximum

Life expectancy at birth (years)

46 (Sierra Leone)

75 (Cape Verde)

Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

9 (Seychelles, Mauritius)

44 (Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Sierra Leone)

Infant mortality rate (probability of dying by age 1 per 1000 live births)

12 (Seychelles)

107 (Sierra Leone)

Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)

14 (Mauritius, Seychelles)

167 (Angola)

Male adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years of age per 1000 population)

144 (Cape Verde)

577 (Lesotho)

Female adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years of age per 1000 population)

68 (Cape Verde)

496 (Swaziland)

  1. Source: WHO [2]