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Cubans have longest life expectancy in Latin America

Prensa Latina, Havana
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Havana, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) Close to the US level at 78 years, Cuba has the longest healthy life expectancy in Latin America, while Africa registers the lowest figure worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted in its world annual report.

The island nation is followed by Chile and Costa Rica (77), Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela, (75), Mexico, (74) and Peru (71).

The WTO places all of the bottom 10 countries in Africa; Zimbabwe, at 36 years, is the nation with the lowest life expectancy on the planet.

According to WTO experts, this dramatic situation is due to the AIDS pandemic and poverty, which contrasts with Japan, leading with 82 years.

Meanwhile, Botswana, Angola, Swaziland, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Malawi, Niger, Liberia and Somalia average under 44 years.