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Article: Health: numerous related factors influence life expectancies around the world, from food consumption to medical provision.
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- Geographical
- Article date:
- November 1, 2008
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In much of the world, average life expectancies are increasing. The rises are attributed to improvements in agriculture and, hence, nutrition, as well as health education, improved sanitation and drinking water quality, together with advances in medicine. However, people in some parts of the developing world are still subject to poor provision of basic amenities.
Another problem facing people in the developing world is poor nutrition. The map at right shows that in much of Africa, Asia and Latin America, the average daily calorie supply per person is so low as to cause malnutrition. Malnutrition is a serious condition--among pregnant women, it causes high rates ...