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In 2021, an estimated 24.6 million people in Africa were living with HIV. ...

According to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2020 the highest rates of child obesity were in Algeria (12.9%) Libya (25.4%), Tunisia (16.5%), Comoros (17.2%), Egypt (17.8%) and South Africa (12.9%). ...

Whereas the global rate of road traffic death was 17 per 100,000 population in 2019, the rate of road traffic death in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 27 per 100,000 people in the same year. ...

Between 2022 and 2050, the population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to almost double, surpassing 2 billion inhabitants by the late 2040s. With average fertility levels remaining close to 3 births per woman in 2050, sub-Saharan Africa is projected to account for more than half of the growth of th...

The percentage of diphtheria-tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunisation coverage among 1-year-olds in Eastern and Southern Africa was 74% in 2021. In Western and Central Africa, coverage was 67% in 2021. ...

In 2021, measles immunisation coverage (MCV1) in Western and Central Africa was 64%, and 71% in Central and Southern Africa. Both figures fall short of the target of 95% needed to prevent outbreaks. ...

According to the most recent Global Nutrition Report, Kenya has shown no progress towards achieving the target for reducing obesity among the adult population, with an estimated 11.1% of adult women (aged 18 years and over) and 2.8% of adult men living with obesity. However, Kenya's obesity prevalen...

Nigeria has the highest rate of sickle cell disease in the world. In Nigeria 150,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease annually. ...

Currently, an estimated 100 million people in Africa suffer from clinical depression, of which 66 million are women. ...