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Zaire HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES
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Operating room at a Gécamines hospital in
Lubumbashi
Courtesy Gécamines
Zairian health statistics are similar to those of other
countries in Central Africa. Life expectancy at birth in
1992 was
estimated at fifty-two years for males and fifty-six years
for
females. While unimpressive by United States standards,
the
statistics on life expectancy have improved markedly, a
real
achievement given the challenges to public health the
country
faces.
Data as of December 1993
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