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

Nigeria recorded the highest number of malaria deaths across the world in 2021, according to the latest World Malaria Report. According to the report, Nigeria accounted for 31% of the 619,000 deaths recorded worldwide (191,890 deaths), of which Africa recorded a total of 599,000 deaths during this p...

Between 2009 and 2018, cancer cases in Zimbabwe almost doubled, according to the national cancer registry. This has been due to drivers such as behavioural risk factors for cancer and poor access to screening, treatment and palliative care. According to the latest available statistics from the World...

As of 12 December 2022, Lagos had the largest number of Covid-19 cases with 104,204 lab-confirmed cases. ...

The infant mortality rate for 2022 is estimated at 24.3 per 1,000 live births. ...

Life expectancy at birth for 2022 is estimated at 60 years for males and 65.6 years for females. ...

Nationwide, 26% of children under the age of five are stunted. This rises to 46% in the counties of Kitui and West Pokot. ...

Kenya's specialist mental health workforce consists of only 116 psychiatrists. ...

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%). ...