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The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one.

An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a value…

Zimbabwe’s teenage pregnancy rate is roughly 22%. The latest available data shows that in 2015 21.6% of girls between the ages of 15-19 years had a live birth.More: Are 80% of Zimbabwe’s teenage pregnancies above the age of majority?

Cancer cases have increased over the past 10 years in Zimbabwe. In 2009, Zimbabwe recorded 3,519 new cancer cases before rising to 17,465 in 2018.More: Yes, cancer cases are on the rise in Zimbabwe

Because abortion is restricted by law and stigmatised because of religious and cultural factors, it is difficult to collect data on the incidence of abortion in Zimbabwe.A national study estimated that between 54,000 and 86,171 illegal abortions took place in Zimbabwe in 2016. This came to about 18…

UNAIDS estimated that there were between 28,000 and 54,000 new HIV infections in the country in 2019. This is similar to the estimate for 2018, which was between 28,000 and 51,000 new infections.Related: Fact-checked: Zimbabwe’s declining HIV infections

In 2018, a total of 192 malaria-related deaths were recorded, according to the government.Related: Is there anything unusual about Zimbabwe’s latest malaria infection rates?

A total of 264,278 malaria cases were recorded in 2018, according to the government.Related: Is there anything unusual about Zimbabwe’s latest malaria infection rates?

As of February 2020, there were 1,414 doctors and 15,353 nurses working in the country’s public hospitals.More: FACTSHEET: Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe’s public hospitals