Africa has 27 of the world's 30 unhealthy countries

The newly released Bloomberg Health Index has revealed the healthiest and unhealthiest countries in the world.

Based on factors like life expectancy, access to clean water and sanitation across 169 countries, Africa scored really low.

Of the 30 unhealthy countries in the world, the index found 27 in the continent. The remaining three are Haiti, Afghanistan and Yemen.

It is not all bad news for Africa. Mauritius scored 74th globally and ranked as the healthiest in Sub-Sahara. This is due to its low death rate by communicable diseases.

African countries can not be found on the list of the world's healthiest nations (Bloomberg) Pulse Nigeria

See the 10 healthiest countries in the world here.

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Health care in African countries

Numbeo, the world's largest database of user-contributed data, has also released its list of countries with good health care.

According to the site, the 2019 Health Care Index looks at the "overall quality of the health care system, health care professionals, equipment, staff, doctors, cost, etc."

Here are the top 5 African countries with the best health care:

1.South Africa

Number one in the continent with a score of 62.56

2.Tunisia

South Africa is followed by Tunisia with a score of 59.59.

Top 5 countries with the best health care (Numbeo) Pulse Nigeria

3.Nigeria

In third place is Nigeria with a score of 55.33

4.Algeria

Fourth on the list is Algeria with 54.12.

5.Egypt

Egypt ranks last with 44.22.

27 of the world's 30 unhealthy countries are in Africa

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