UN Report: Zimbabweans have the shortest lives by Jan Lamprecht
This is quite shocking. But it shows once more, the living hell that Robert Mugabe has unleashed on Zimbabwe. We whites said all along, that these PRETENDERS to the throne, in Africa really did not have the interests of their own people at heart. But nowhere is this more evident, than in Zimbabwe.
One key sentence in the report below is this one: "According to the BBC's Africa editor, David Bamford, the latest figures are extraordinary for a country like Zimbabwe, which until 20 years ago, had a relatively high standard of living for Africa."
Let this just be a reminder to people that as we whites have stated time and again, blacks were not as bad off under Colonial rule as the Leftist propagandists have stated. And exactly the same can be seen here in S.Africa where a recent study showed that black poverty had DOUBLED since 1994 when Mandela came to power.
The FACTS (as opposed to the Left/Liberal propaganda theme for decades), are that both Colonialism and Apartheid were economically more efficient than anyone dares to admit, and that every single African country, which moved from Colonial/White rule to Black rule suffered a drop in living standards for the blacks. In each case, in each black country, a small, elite were the only ones who got rich - super-rich. But the Black masses all got poorer.
The simple fact is that White Rule in Africa was the most efficient form of government this continent has ever known. But ssshhh... that is a big secret, which nobody out there in the world dares to say! In the PC world, it is completely UNTHINKABLE that White people ever did anything truly good for Black people - LEAST OF ALL, these White Racists who live in Africa!! Jan]
Life in Zimbabwe is shorter than anywhere else in the world, with neither men nor women expected to live until 40, a new UN report says.
Zimbabwe's women have an average life expectancy of 34 years and men on average do not live past 37, it said.
The World Health Organisation report said women's life expectancy had fallen by two years in the last 12 months.
Correspondents say poverty, because of the crumbling economy, and deaths from Aids are responsible for the decline.
Zimbabwean women have the lowest life expectancy of women anywhere in the world, according to the report.
Women in the country are also more likely than men to be infected by the HIV virus.
'Economic meltdown'
According to the report, all 10 countries with the world's lowest life expectancy were in Africa.
People in Swaziland and Sierra Leone are also expected to die before they reach the age of 40, the report said.
Japan was said to have the highest life expectancy in the world, with people there living on average until 82.
According to the BBC's Africa editor, David Bamford, the latest figures are extraordinary for a country like Zimbabwe, which until 20 years ago, had a relatively high standard of living for Africa.
The HIV/Aids epidemic sweeping across southern Africa cannot alone be blamed for this - especially as recent figures show a slight drop in HIV infection rates in Zimbabwe.
Our correspondent says the key reason behind the drop in Zimbabwe's average life expectancy is the fall in the standard of living, triggered by an economic crisis.
Zimbabwe's economy has shrunk by an estimated 40% in the last seven years under President Robert Mugabe.
Story from BBC NEWS: URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/4890508.stm
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One key sentence in the report below is this one: "According to the BBC's Africa editor, David Bamford, the latest figures are extraordinary for a country like Zimbabwe, which until 20 years ago, had a relatively high standard of living for Africa."
Let this just be a reminder to people that as we whites have stated time and again, blacks were not as bad off under Colonial rule as the Leftist propagandists have stated. And exactly the same can be seen here in S.Africa where a recent study showed that black poverty had DOUBLED since 1994 when Mandela came to power.
The FACTS (as opposed to the Left/Liberal propaganda theme for decades), are that both Colonialism and Apartheid were economically more efficient than anyone dares to admit, and that every single African country, which moved from Colonial/White rule to Black rule suffered a drop in living standards for the blacks. In each case, in each black country, a small, elite were the only ones who got rich - super-rich. But the Black masses all got poorer.
The simple fact is that White Rule in Africa was the most efficient form of government this continent has ever known. But ssshhh... that is a big secret, which nobody out there in the world dares to say! In the PC world, it is completely UNTHINKABLE that White people ever did anything truly good for Black people - LEAST OF ALL, these White Racists who live in Africa!! Jan]
Life in Zimbabwe is shorter than anywhere else in the world, with neither men nor women expected to live until 40, a new UN report says.
Zimbabwe's women have an average life expectancy of 34 years and men on average do not live past 37, it said.
The World Health Organisation report said women's life expectancy had fallen by two years in the last 12 months.
Correspondents say poverty, because of the crumbling economy, and deaths from Aids are responsible for the decline.
Zimbabwean women have the lowest life expectancy of women anywhere in the world, according to the report.
Women in the country are also more likely than men to be infected by the HIV virus.
'Economic meltdown'
According to the report, all 10 countries with the world's lowest life expectancy were in Africa.
People in Swaziland and Sierra Leone are also expected to die before they reach the age of 40, the report said.
Japan was said to have the highest life expectancy in the world, with people there living on average until 82.
According to the BBC's Africa editor, David Bamford, the latest figures are extraordinary for a country like Zimbabwe, which until 20 years ago, had a relatively high standard of living for Africa.
The HIV/Aids epidemic sweeping across southern Africa cannot alone be blamed for this - especially as recent figures show a slight drop in HIV infection rates in Zimbabwe.
Our correspondent says the key reason behind the drop in Zimbabwe's average life expectancy is the fall in the standard of living, triggered by an economic crisis.
Zimbabwe's economy has shrunk by an estimated 40% in the last seven years under President Robert Mugabe.
Story from BBC NEWS: URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/4890508.stm
Original Investigative Journalism from the
Columnist Guild News Bureau
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