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People's life expectancy in Africa by nearly 10 years in the first two decades of this century. In the year 2000, the average African could to live to 46. That to 56 in 2019. The World Health Organization said the rise the best of any region in the world over the same period. However, the WHO Africa was still considerably below the global average of 64 years. The statistics from the WHO's State of Health in Africa report, which was on Thursday. It the improvement to better maternal, newborn and child healthcare, advances in infectious diseases (such as TB, malaria and HIV), and the easier access to essential health services.

The WHO report African nations to the momentum going to life expectancy rates on their upward trend. It called for greater investment in health care systems so that they better equipped to with the challenges ahead. These an added strain on hospitals from a growing population, and the growth of non-communicable diseases like cancer. The WHO said there is a worrying spike in the numbers of Africans experiencing hypertension and diabetes. The WHO's Regional Director for Africa said: "The progress must not . Unless countries measures...the health gains could jeopardized."