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POOR
Region Rank LifeX World Rank
1. Mauritius
74.07
87
2. Cape Verde
74.03
88
3. Seychelles
73.34
93
4. Sao Tome
70.42
120
5. Sudan
69.15
125
6. Rwanda
69.10
127
7. Ethiopia
68.70
128
8. Senegal
68.58
129
9. Mauritania
68.38
131
10. Comoros
67.39
134
11. Tanzania
67.34
135
12. Uganda
66.69
136
13. Gabon
66.47
138
14. Ghana
66.28
139
15. Kenya
66.09
140
16. Djibouti
65.82
141
17. Malawi
65.63
143
18. Gambia
65.47
145
19. Madagascar
65.35
146
20. South Africa
65.25
149
21. Congo
64.74
151
22. Namibia
64.58
152
23. Togo
64.27
153
24. Eritrea
64.08
154
25. Liberia
64.08
155
Region Rank LifeX World Rank
26. Burundi
63.84
157
27. Benin
63.43
158
28. Niger
63.29
159
29. Angola
63.06
161
30. Cote d Ivoire
62.92
163
31. Mali
62.80
164
32. South Sudan
62.79
165
33. Burkina Faso
62.70
166
34. Nigeria
62.62
167
35. Zambia
62.45
168
36. Cameroon
62.36
169
37. DR Congo
62.35
170
38. Botswana
62.25
171
39. Equ. Guinea
62.19
172
40. Guinea
61.01
173
41. Sierra Leone
60.77
174
42. Zimbabwe
60.68
175
43. Guinea-Bissau
60.22
176
44. Chad
59.63
177
45. Mozambique
58.14
179
46. Swaziland
57.73
180
47. Somalia
56.47
181
48. Central Africa
53.10
182
49. Lesotho
50.75
183
 
Data Source: WHO Publish Date 2020