The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday expressed concern over a 33-year gap in life expectancy between the world’s richest (developed) and poorest (developing) countries, stressing what it described as “global health inequities”.
WHO highlighted this in its World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity, unveiled by Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO director-general.
The report highlights that the country of one’s birth can determine whether a person lives more than three decades longer than someone born in a poorer nation, where safe housing, quality education, and decent employment are often lacking.