The lack of access to adequate medical resources and facilities have led to the significant number of deaths. Some of these deaths could have been avoided by timely access to a medical professional or close proximity of hospitals.
Health systems across Africa are underfunded and understaffed. Less than half of African citizens (52%) – about 615 million people – have access to the health care they need, the quality of health services across the continent is generally poor, and family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet
You are required to provide solutions to the health challenges, especially in Africa. Ensure that you allow all your creative self to shine through and remember, Africa looks up to you for a solution.
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In Africa, average of 134 people die as a result of terrorism, average of 46 people die as a result of drug use disorder while average of 379 people die as a result of poisoming.
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Below are the top 5 country for each cause of death analyzed above:
| Terrorism | Drug Use Disorder | Poisoning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria [22,674] | Algeria [10,612] | Nigeria [107,604] |
| 2 | Algeria [11,066] | Morocco [7,718] | Ethiopia [101,065] |
| 3 | Somalia [102,42] | South AFrica [7,414] | Congo Republic [37,676] |
| 4 | Burundi [4,205] | Sudan [6,526] | Tanzania [27,430] |
| 5 | Congo Republic [4,069] | Nigeria [4,897] | Suda [25,388] |
- Based on the given data, there has been no death by terrorism in year 2018 and 2019.
- In year 2015 Sierra Leone spent 20.4% of their GDP on health services
- In Nigeria, there is a huge number of death with children under age 5
LIMITATION:
- The type of drugs that cause death is not available. We could have narrow it down to who's producing such drugs and in what location is it killing the most.
- Types of poison causing death is not available. We could narrow it down to know if it's from companies or individuals.
- Data about each country GDP was not used. This could help narrow down why some countries refused to invest more in health expenditure.