Health

Countries with the worst life expectancy

Written by:
Noah Greenberg
May 15, 2018
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Countries with the worst life expectancy

From the to the first use of an , the past 100 years have been filled with incredible advancements in the field of medicine and overall quality of life for billions of people all around the world. As a result, Americans (and many other nations) are living longer - the average life expectancy has in the past 100 years, an astounding number for such a short period of time.

Unfortunately, not all modern advancements - in medicine, technology, and elsewhere - have been extended to all global citizens, and the World Health Organization's tells a harrowing story of how life expectancy changes from country to country.

In 2014, life expectancy in the U.S. , at 78 years and 9 陆 months. As WHO's report shows, many countries have average life expectancies more than 20 years shorter, a fact that dozens of NGO's across the globe are aiming to help with. To spread more awareness of how stark a contrast there is across the globe, 麻豆原创 analyzed the World Health Organization's 2017 report, which compiles life expectancy data and data on health-related sustainable development goals. All data used is from 2015, except for road traffic mortality rate (from 2013), pollution mortality rate (from 2012), and % of government expenditures going to global health (from 2014).

Read on to see the 50 countries with the lowest average life expectancy across the globe.

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#50. Gabon

Life expectancy: 66 years (Male: 64.7 years; Female: 67.2 years)
Total population: 1,725
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 291 (#41 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 50.8 (#43 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 22.9 (#47 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 50.1 (#97 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 7.4 (#24 lowest)

#49. Namibia

Life expectancy: 65.8 years (Male: 63.1 years; Female: 68.3 years)
Total population: 2,459
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 265 (#43 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 45.4 (#52 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 23.9 (#42 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 48 (#99 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 13.9 (#72 lowest)

#48. Botswana

Life expectancy: 65.7 years (Male: 63.3 years; Female: 68.1 years)
Total population: 2,262
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 129 (#64 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 43.6 (#55 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 23.6 (#44 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 39.1 (#107 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 8.8 (#32 lowest)

#47. Yemen

Life expectancy: 65.7 years (Male: 64.3 years; Female: 67.2 years)
Total population: 26,832
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 385 (#30 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 41.9 (#56 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 21.5 (#50 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 61.3 (#83 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 3.9 (#4 lowest)

#46. Lao People's Democratic Republic

Life expectancy: 65.7 years (Male: 64.1 years; Female: 67.2 years)
Total population: 6,802
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 197 (#51 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 66.7 (#31 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 14.3 (#90 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 108.3 (#25 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 3.4 (#2 lowest)

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#45. Madagascar

Life expectancy: 65.5 years (Male: 63.9 years; Female: 67.0 years)
Total population: 24,235
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 353 (#34 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 49.6 (#45 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 28.4 (#16 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 85.2 (#52 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 10.2 (#43 lowest)

#44. Ethiopia

Life expectancy: 64.8 years (Male: 62.8 years; Female: 66.8 years)
Total population: 99,391
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 353 (#34 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 59.2 (#37 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 25.3 (#33 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 57.4 (#87 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 15.7 (#85 lowest)

#43. Rwanda

Life expectancy: 64.8 years (Male: 61.9 years; Female: 67.4 years)
Total population: 11,610
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 290 (#42 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 41.7 (#57 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 32.1 (#8 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 68.6 (#72 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 9.9 (#40 lowest)

#42. Congo

Life expectancy: 64.7 years (Male: 63.2 years; Female: 66.3 years)
Total population: 4,620
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 442 (#25 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 45 (#53 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 26.4 (#27 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 93.2 (#40 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 8.7 (#31 lowest)

#41. Eritrea

Life expectancy: 64.7 years (Male: 62.4 years; Female: 67.0 years)
Total population: 5,228
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 501 (#20 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 46.5 (#51 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 24.1 (#40 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 84.9 (#54 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 3.6 (#3 lowest)

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#40. Syrian Arab Republic

Life expectancy: 64.5 years (Male: 59.9 years; Female: 69.9 years)
Total population: 18,502
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 68 (#82 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 12.9 (#116 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 20 (#59 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 30 (#121 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 4.8 (#8 lowest)

#39. Sudan

Life expectancy: 64.1 years (Male: 62.4 years; Female: 65.9 years)
Total population: 40,235
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 311 (#40 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 70.1 (#27 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 24.3 (#38 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 64.5 (#78 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 11.6 (#54 lowest)

#38. Djibouti

Life expectancy: 63.5 years (Male: 61.8 years; Female: 65.3 years)
Total population: 888
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 229 (#45 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 65.3 (#32 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 24.7 (#35 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 81.8 (#57 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 14.1 (#74 lowest)

#37. Comoros

Life expectancy: 63.5 years (Male: 61.9 years; Female: 65.2 years)
Total population: 788
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 335 (#37 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 73.5 (#25 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 28 (#18 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 73.5 (#63 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 8.7 (#31 lowest)

#36. Haiti

Life expectancy: 63.5 years (Male: 61.5 years; Female: 65.5 years)
Total population: 10,711
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 359 (#33 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 69 (#29 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 15.1 (#87 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 115.2 (#22 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 6.1 (#15 lowest)

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#35. Kenya

Life expectancy: 63.4 years (Male: 61.1 years; Female: 65.8 years)
Total population: 46,050
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 510 (#19 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 49.4 (#46 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 29.1 (#15 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 60 (#84 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 12.8 (#62 lowest)

#34. Mauritania

Life expectancy: 63.1 years (Male: 61.6 years; Female: 64.6 years)
Total population: 4,068
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 602 (#14 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 84.7 (#20 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 24.5 (#36 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 64.6 (#77 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 6 (#14 lowest)

#33. South Africa

Life expectancy: 62.9 years (Male: 59.3 years; Female: 66.2 years)
Total population: 54,490
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 138 (#62 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 40.5 (#58 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 25.1 (#34 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 51.6 (#93 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 14.2 (#75 lowest)

#32. Papua New Guinea

Life expectancy: 62.9 years (Male: 60.6 years; Female: 65.4 years)
Total population: 7,619
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 215 (#48 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 57.3 (#38 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 16.8 (#76 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 46.3 (#102 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 9.5 (#36 lowest)

#31. Ghana

Life expectancy: 62.4 years (Male: 61.0 years; Female: 63.9 years)
Total population: 27,410
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 319 (#38 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 61.6 (#35 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 26.2 (#29 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 80 (#60 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 6.8 (#19 lowest)

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#30. Uganda

Life expectancy: 62.3 years (Male: 60.3 years; Female: 64.3 years)
Total population: 39,032
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 343 (#35 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 54.6 (#40 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 27.4 (#23 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 70.5 (#70 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 11 (#49 lowest)

#29. United Republic of Tanzania

Life expectancy: 61.8 years (Male: 59.9 years; Female: 63.8 years)
Total population: 53,470
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 398 (#27 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 48.7 (#47 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 32.9 (#6 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 51.4 (#94 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 12.3 (#59 lowest)

#28. Zambia

Life expectancy: 61.8 years (Male: 59.0 years; Female: 64.7 years)
Total population: 16,212
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 224 (#47 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 64 (#34 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 24.7 (#35 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 65.4 (#76 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 11.3 (#52 lowest)

#27. Niger

Life expectancy: 61.8 years (Male: 60.9 years; Female: 62.8 years)
Total population: 19,899
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 553 (#17 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 95.5 (#10 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 26.4 (#27 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 111.7 (#24 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 5.6 (#11 lowest)

#26. Liberia

Life expectancy: 61.4 years (Male: 59.8 years; Female: 62.9 years)
Total population: 4,503
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 725 (#7 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 69.9 (#28 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 33.7 (#4 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 71.3 (#67 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 11.9 (#57 lowest)

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#25. Gambia

Life expectancy: 61.1 years (Male: 59.8 years; Female: 62.5 years)
Total population: 1,991
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 706 (#9 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 68.9 (#30 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 29.4 (#13 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 71.2 (#68 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 15.3 (#82 lowest)

#24. Zimbabwe

Life expectancy: 60.7 years (Male: 59.0 years; Female: 62.3 years)
Total population: 15,603
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 443 (#24 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 70.7 (#26 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 28.2 (#17 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 52.9 (#92 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 8.5 (#30 lowest)

#23. Afghanistan

Life expectancy: 60.5 years (Male: 59.3 years; Female: 61.9 years)
Total population: 32,527
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 396 (#28 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 91.1 (#16 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 15.5 (#83 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 114.8 (#23 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 12 (#58 lowest)

#22. Benin

Life expectancy: 60 years (Male: 58.8 years; Female: 61.1 years)
Total population: 10,880
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 405 (#26 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 99.5 (#8 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 27.7 (#20 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 92.6 (#42 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 9.6 (#37 lowest)

#21. Burkina Faso

Life expectancy: 59.9 years (Male: 59.1 years; Female: 60.5 years)
Total population: 18,106
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 371 (#31 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 88.6 (#18 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 30 (#12 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 96.5 (#37 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 11.2 (#51 lowest)

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#20. Togo

Life expectancy: 59.9 years (Male: 58.6 years; Female: 61.1 years)
Total population: 7,305
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 368 (#32 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 78.4 (#24 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 31.1 (#11 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 81.1 (#58 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 7.8 (#26 lowest)

#19. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Life expectancy: 59.8 years (Male: 58.3 years; Female: 61.5 years)
Total population: 77,267
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 693 (#10 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 98.3 (#9 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 33.2 (#5 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 118.5 (#19 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 11.1 (#50 lowest)

#18. Burundi

Life expectancy: 59.6 years (Male: 57.7 years; Female: 61.6 years)
Total population: 11,179
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 712 (#8 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 81.7 (#21 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 31.3 (#10 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 106.5 (#26 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 13.2 (#65 lowest)

#17. Guinea

Life expectancy: 59 years (Male: 58.2 years; Female: 59.8 years)
Total population: 12,609
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 679 (#11 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 93.7 (#12 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 27.3 (#24 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 89.3 (#48 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 9 (#33 lowest)

#16. Swaziland

Life expectancy: 58.9 years (Male: 56.6 years; Female: 61.1 years)
Total population: 1,287
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 389 (#29 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 60.7 (#36 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 24.2 (#39 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 62.6 (#82 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 16.6 (#89 lowest)

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#15. Guinea-Bissau

Life expectancy: 58.9 years (Male: 57.2 years; Female: 60.5 years)
Total population: 1,844
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 549 (#18 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 92.5 (#15 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 27.5 (#22 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 106.5 (#27 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 7.8 (#26 lowest)

#14. Malawi

Life expectancy: 58.3 years (Male: 56.7 years; Female: 59.9 years)
Total population: 17,215
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 634 (#13 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 64 (#33 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 35 (#3 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 72.7 (#65 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 16.8 (#91 lowest)

#13. Equatorial Guinea

Life expectancy: 58.2 years (Male: 56.6 years; Female: 60.0 years)
Total population: 845
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 342 (#36 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 94.1 (#11 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 22.9 (#47 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 99.3 (#33 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 7 (#22 lowest)

#12. Mali

Life expectancy: 58.2 years (Male: 58.2 years; Female: 58.3 years)
Total population: 17,600
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 587 (#16 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 114.7 (#6 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 25.6 (#31 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 117.1 (#20 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 7 (#22 lowest)

#11. Mozambique

Life expectancy: 57.6 years (Male: 55.7 years; Female: 59.4 years)
Total population: 27,978
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 489 (#21 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 78.5 (#23 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 31.6 (#9 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 65.7 (#75 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 8.8 (#32 lowest)

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#10. Cameroon

Life expectancy: 57.3 years (Male: 55.9 years; Female: 58.6 years)
Total population: 23,344
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 596 (#15 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 87.9 (#19 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 27.6 (#21 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 91.8 (#44 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 4.3 (#6 lowest)

#9. South Sudan

Life expectancy: 57.3 years (Male: 56.1 years; Female: 58.6 years)
Total population: 12,340
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 789 (#5 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 92.6 (#13 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 27.9 (#19 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 95.1 (#38 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 4 (#5 lowest)

#8. Somalia

Life expectancy: 55 years (Male: 53.5 years; Female: 56.6 years)
Total population: 10,787
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 732 (#6 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 136.8 (#3 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 25.4 (#32 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 116.9 (#21 highest)

#7. Nigeria

Life expectancy: 54.5 years (Male: 53.4 years; Female: 55.6 years)
Total population: 182,202
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 814 (#4 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 108.8 (#7 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 20.5 (#55 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 99 (#34 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 8.2 (#29 lowest)

#6. Lesotho

Life expectancy: 53.7 years (Male: 51.7 years; Female: 55.4 years)
Total population: 2,135
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 487 (#22 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 90.2 (#17 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 28.2 (#17 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 80.4 (#59 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 13.1 (#64 lowest)

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#5. C么te d'Ivoire

Life expectancy: 53.3 years (Male: 52.3 years; Female: 54.4 years)
Total population: 22,702
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 645 (#12 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 92.6 (#14 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 24.2 (#39 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 90.7 (#46 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 7.3 (#23 lowest)

#4. Chad

Life expectancy: 53.1 years (Male: 51.7 years; Female: 54.5 years)
Total population: 14,037
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 856 (#3 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 138.7 (#2 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 24.1 (#40 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 124.2 (#17 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 9 (#33 lowest)

#3. Central African Republic

Life expectancy: 52.5 years (Male: 50.9 years; Female: 54.1 years)
Total population: 4,900
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 882 (#2 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 130.1 (#4 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 32.4 (#7 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 97 (#36 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 14.2 (#75 lowest)

#2. Angola

Life expectancy: 52.4 years (Male: 50.9 years; Female: 54.0 years)
Total population: 25,022
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 477 (#23 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 156.9 (#1 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 26.9 (#26 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 105.8 (#28 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 5 (#10 lowest)

#1. Sierra Leone

Life expectancy: 50.1 years (Male: 49.3 years; Female: 50.8 years)
Total population: 6,453
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 1360 (#1 highest)
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 120.4 (#5 highest)
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 people): 27.3 (#24 highest)
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 people): 143.8 (#7 highest)
Percent of government spending going to public health: 10.8 (#47 lowest)

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