Shortest Human Life Spans Found in Zimbabwe

Posted on April 13, 2006

Zimbabweans have the shortest life spans on average according to a new WHO report. The BBC reports that both male and female Zimbabweans have an average life span under 40: men average 37 years and women average just 34.

Zimbabwe's women have an average life expectancy of 34 years and men on average do not live past 37, it said.
The World Health Organisation report said women's life expectancy had fallen by two years in the last 12 months.
Correspondents say poverty, because of the crumbling economy, and deaths from Aids are responsible for the decline.
Zimbabwean women have the lowest life expectancy of women anywhere in the world, according to the report.

AIDS and poverty are two of the contributing factors to Zimbabwe's lack of longevity. The average life span for Zimbabweans is nearly half that of the leading developed nations. Japan leads the world with an average life span of 82.

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