One in Three children
die before the age of 5.
The Life expectancy of someone born in
is 42 years old.
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Hunger and Disease
Although Sierra Leone has substantial agricultural and other resources, ten years of civil war has severely affected the national food security. However, the overall situation in this country has improved since 2001, because of increased security measures.
Africas Governments' inefficiencies has increased the index of poverty in most countries. The deficiencies that the town's undergo are enormous causing tremendous hunger and facilitating the development of diseases. AIDS and upheavals like malnutrition without forgetting those that produce infections like malaria.
